Genesis 31:19

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

And Laban {H3837} went {H1980} to shear {H1494} his sheep {H6629}: and Rachel {H7354} had stolen {H1589} the images {H8655} that were her father's {H1}.

Now Lavan had gone to shear his sheep, so Rachel stole the household idols that belonged to her father,

Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.

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

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.
  • 1 Samuel 19:13

    And Michal took an image, and laid [it] in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' [hair] for his bolster, and covered [it] with a cloth.
  • Genesis 31:30

    And now, [though] thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, [yet] wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
  • Hosea 3:4

    For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and [without] teraphim:
  • 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 made [his] arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.
  • Genesis 35:2

    Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that [were] with him, Put away the strange gods that [are] among you, and be clean, and change your garments:
  • Genesis 31:34

    Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found [them] not.
  • Genesis 31:32

    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.

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