Genesis 31:19
And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.In other versions
Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.
ASV
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.
BBE
And Laban had gone to shear his sheep. And Rachel stole the teraphim that [belonged] to her father.
DBY
Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.
WEB
And Laban hath gone to shear his flock, and Rachel stealeth the teraphim which her father hath;
YLT
And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.
ENG
And Laban went to shear his sheep; and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.
WBT
Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
BSB
In context
17Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
18And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
19And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.
20And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
21So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Laban
- Rachel