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Genesis 31:19

What does Genesis 31:19 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 31:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father’s.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father’s.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Now Laban had gone to see to the cutting of the wool of his sheep; so Rachel secretly took the images of the gods of her father's house.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Laban hath gone to shear his flock, and Rachel stealeth the teraphim which her father hath;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

At that time Laban was gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole away her father's idols.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Laban had gone to shear his sheep. And Rachel stole the teraphim that [belonged] to her father.

Context

v.18and he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gathered, the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, to go to Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan.

v.19This passage

v.20And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 21:21

    For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he shook the arrows to and fro, he consulted the teraphim, he looked in the liver.

  • Genesis 35:2

    Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments:

  • Genesis 31:34

    Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not.

  • Hosea 3:4

    For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim:

  • Genesis 31:32

    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.

  • Joshua 24:2

    And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

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