So Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between me and you, or between my shepherds and yours, since we are relatives.
Genesis 31:32 - Tree of Life Version Anyone with whom you find your gods shall not live. In front of our relatives, identify whatever is yours that is with me, and take it back.” (But Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.) Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The one with whom you find those gods of yours, let him not live. Here before our kinsmen [search my possessions and] take whatever you find that belongs to you. For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen [the images]. American Standard Version (1901) With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, he shall not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them. Common English Bible Whomever you find with your divine images won’t live. Identify whatever I have that is yours, in front of your brothers, and take it.” Jacob didn’t know that Rachel had stolen them. Catholic Public Domain Version But, since you accuse me of theft, with whomever you will find your gods, let him be slain in the sight of our brothers. Search; anything of yours that you will find with me, take it away." Now when he said this, he did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But whereas thou chargest me with theft: with whomsoever thou shalt find thy gods, let him be slain before our brethren. Search, and if thou find any of thy things with me, take them away. Now when he said this, he knew not that Rachel had stolen the idols. |
So Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between me and you, or between my shepherds and yours, since we are relatives.
So tomorrow my honesty will testify on my behalf when you come to check on my salary you agreed to. Every one that isn’t colorfully spotted among the goats or dark-colored among the sheep with me, it is stolen.”
But while Laban went to shear his flocks, Rachel stole the idols that belonged to her father,
he took his relatives with him and pursued him a seven days’ journey. Then he overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.
So now, when you up and left because you really missed your father’s house, why did you steal my gods?”
In response, Jacob said to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I thought, ‘Suppose you snatch your daughters away from me.’
So Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and Leah’s tent and into the tent of the two maids, but he found nothing. Then he went out of Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s tent.