Genesis 31:32

New American Bible - revised edition

As for your gods, the one you find them with shall not remain alive! If, with our kinsmen looking on, you identify anything here as belonging to you, take it.” Jacob had no idea that Rachel had stolen the household images.

Cross References

Genesis 13:8

So Abram said to Lot: “Let there be no strife between you and me, or between your herders and my herders, for we are kindred.

Genesis 19:7

he said, “I beg you, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing!

Genesis 30:33

In the future, whenever you check on my wages, my honesty will testify for me: any animal that is not speckled or spotted among the goats, or dark among the lambs, got into my possession by theft!”

Genesis 31:19

Now Laban was away shearing his sheep, and Rachel had stolen her father’s household images.

Genesis 31:23

Taking his kinsmen with him, he pursued him for seven days until he caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.

Genesis 31:30

Granted that you had to leave because you were longing for your father’s house, why did you steal my gods?”

Genesis 31:31

Jacob replied to Laban, “I was frightened at the thought that you might take your daughters away from me by force.

Genesis 31:33

Laban then went in and searched Jacob’s tent and Leah’s tent, as well as the tents of the two maidservants; but he did not find them. Leaving Leah’s tent, he went into Rachel’s.