Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

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.

New American Standard Bible

When Laban had gone to shear his flock, then Rachel stole the household idols that were her father’s.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

Meanwhile, Laban had been out shearing his sheep. While he was away, Rachel stole her father's personal idols.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel [went inside the house and] stole her father’s household gods.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And Laban went to shear his sheep; and Rachel will steal the family gods which were to her father.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole the idols that belonged to her father.

Modern King James verseion

And Laban went to shear his sheep. And Rachel had stolen the images which were her father's.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Laban was gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel had stolen her father's images.

NET Bible

While Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole the household idols that belonged to her father.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Now, Laban, had gone, to shear his sheep, - so Rachel stole the household gods that belonged to her father,

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Laban
לבן 
Laban 
Usage: 55

הלך 
Halak 
go, walk, come, ...away, ...along,
Usage: 1545

to shear
גּזז 
Gazaz 
Usage: 15

צאון צאןo 
Tso'n 
Usage: 274

and Rachel
רחל 
Rachel 
Usage: 47

גּנב 
Ganab 
Usage: 40

the images
תּרפים 
T@raphiym 
Usage: 15

Context Readings

Jacob Flees From Laban

18 And sending on before him all his cattle and his property which he had got together in Paddan-aram, he made ready to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan. 19 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. 20 And Jacob went away secretly, without giving news of his flight to Laban the Aramaean.



Cross References

Genesis 31:30

And now, it seems, you are going because your heart's desire is for your father's house; but why have you taken my gods?

1 Samuel 19:13

Then Michal took the image and put it in the bed, with a cushion of goat's hair at its head, and she put clothing over it.

Hosea 3:4

For the children of Israel will for a long time be without king and without ruler, without offerings and without pillars, and without ephod or images.

Genesis 35:2

Then Jacob said to all his people, Put away the strange gods which are among you, and make yourselves clean, and put on a change of clothing:

Genesis 31:32

As for your gods, if anyone of us has them, let him be put to death: make search before us all for what is yours, and take it. For Jacob had no knowledge that Rachel had taken them.

Genesis 31:34

Now Rachel had taken the images, and had put them in the camels' basket, and was seated on them. And Laban, searching through all the tent, did not come across them.

Ezekiel 21:21

For the king of Babylon took his place at the parting of the ways, at the top of the two roads, to make use of secret arts: shaking the arrows this way and that, he put questions to the images of his gods, he took note of the inner parts of dead beasts.

Joshua 24:2

And Joshua said to all the people, These are the words of the Lord, the God of Israel: In the past your fathers, Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor, were living on the other side of the River: and they were worshipping other gods.

Judges 17:4-5

So he gave the silver back to his mother. Then his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a metal-worker who made a pictured image and a metal image from them: and it was in the house of Micah.

Judges 18:14-24

Then the five men who had gone to make a search through the country of Laish, said to their brothers, Have you knowledge that in these houses there is an ephod and family gods and a pictured image and a metal image? So now you see what to do.

Judges 18:31

And they put up for themselves the image which Micah had made, and it was there all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

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