But I did not steal your gods. If you find any one here with me that has taken your gods, then that person will be killed. Your men will be my witnesses. You can look for anything that belongs to you. Take anything that is yours.” (Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen Laban’s gods.)
You have looked through everything I own. You have found nothing that belongs to you. If you have found anything, then show it to me. Put it here where our men can see it. Let our men decide which one of us is right.
Then Jacob killed an animal and offered it as a sacrifice [188] on the mountain. And he invited his men to come and share a meal. After they finished eating, they spent the night on the mountain.
There is a time to throw weapons down,\par and a time to pick them up. {\cf2\super [15]} \par There is a time to hug someone,\par and a time to stop holding so tightly.\par
After they burned Achan, they put many rocks over his body. Those rocks are still there today. {So God brought trouble to Achan.} That is why that place is called the Valley of Achor. [38] After this the Lord was not angry with the people.