Genesis 31:19

19 When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household gods.

Genesis 31:19 in Other Translations

KJV
19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.
ESV
19 Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole her father's household gods.
NLT
19 At the time they left, Laban was some distance away, shearing his sheep. Rachel stole her father’s household idols and took them with her.
MSG
19 Laban was off shearing sheep. Rachel stole her father's household gods.
CSB
19 When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father's household idols.

Genesis 31:19 In-Context

17 Then Jacob put his children and his wives on camels,
18 and he drove all his livestock ahead of him, along with all the goods he had accumulated in Paddan Aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.
19 When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household gods.
20 Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him he was running away.
21 So he fled with all he had, crossed the Euphrates River, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Genesis 38:12,13; 1Sa 25:2,4,7; 2 Samuel 13:23
  • 2. ver 30,32,34-35; Genesis 35:2; Joshua 24:14; Judges 17:5; Judges 18:14,17,24,30; 1 Samuel 7:3; 1 Samuel 19:13; 2 Kings 23:24; Hosea 3:4
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