Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat on them. Laban felt around all the tent, but didn’t find them.
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Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat on them. Laban felt around all the tent, but didn’t find them.
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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.
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Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the saddle of the camel, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not.
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Passages linked to Genesis 31:34 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 31:19 Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep; and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father’s.
- Genesis 31:17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives on the camels,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, straw, or saddle.
Or, straw, or saddle.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 31:34 Now Rachel had taken the images, and…
Gen 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.
Ver. 34. Put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them.] Presumptuous sinners deal as homely with the dear mercies of Almighty God, pleading and pretending them to their wicked courses; and so kicking against his heart; which are therefore fast closed against them.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban,.... Having…
And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban,.... Having answered Laban's questions to the silencing of him, and nothing of his upon search, being found with him, Jacob took heart, and was of good courage and in high spirits, and in his turn was heated also; and perhaps might carry his passion a little too far, and is not to be excused from some degree of sin and weakness; however, his reasoning is strong and nervous, and his expostulations very just and pathetic; whatever may be said for the temper he was in, and the wrath and resentment he showed:
and Jacob answered and said to Laban; that whereas he had suggested that he had done a very bad thing, he asks him:
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what is my trespass? what is my sin? what heinous offence have I committed? what law of God or man have I broke?
that thou hast so hotly pursued after me? with so much haste and swiftness, and with such a number of men, as if he came to take a thief, a robber, or a murderer.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Rachel had taken the images, and put them in…
Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them--The common pack saddle is often used as a seat or a cushion, against which a person squatted on the floor may lean.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 34. Camel’s furniture — The car, כר, or palanquin…
34. Camel’s furniture — The car, כר, or palanquin of the camel, “a covered vehicle which is secured on the back of the camel, and answers the purpose of a small house. It is often divided into two apartments, and the traveller, who can sit in either of them, is enabled also to carry some little furniture with him. These conveyances are protected by veils, which are not rolled up, except in front, so that the person within has the privilege of looking out while he is himself concealed. They are used chiefly by the women, rarely by the men.” — JAHN’S Biblical Archaeology, § 49.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 34. the camel’s furniture] By this is probably meant…
34. the camel’s furniture] By this is probably meant the wicker framework of the camel’s saddle, with its trappings and hangings, LXX τὰ σάγματα, Lat. stramenta.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (34) The camel’s furniture.—That is, the camel’s saddle. It…
(34) The camel’s furniture.—That is, the camel’s saddle. It is now made of wicker-work, and is protected by curtains and a canopy. Probably Rachel’s was far simpler; and as the teraphim seem to have had heads shaped like those of a man, and dwarf bodies, they would easily be crammed under it.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Now Rachel had taken the images (teraphim), and put…
Now Rachel had taken the images (teraphim), and put them in the camel"s furniture, the camel"s furniture was not stramenta cameli (Vulgate), "the camel"s straw" (Luther), but the camel"s saddle (LXX, Onkelos, Syriac, Calvin, Rosenm Keil, and others), here called rK, from rrK; an unused root signifying either to go round in a circle, hence to run (Gesenius), or to be firmly wound together, hence to be puffed up as a bolster (Furst). The woman"s riding-saddle was commonly made of wicker-work and had the appearance of a basket or cradle. It was usually covered with carpet, and protected against wind, rain, and sun by means of a canopy and curtains, while light was admitted by openings in the side (cf. Gesenius, sub voce; Kalisch in loco). "That which is now customary among the Arabs consists of a large closed basketwork, with a place for sitting and reclining, and a window at the side; one of this kind hangs on each side of the camel" (Gerlach)and sat upon them. "To us the picture of Rachel seated upon the camel furniture is true to life, for we have often seen its counterpart. The saddle-bags and cushions which were to be set upon the camel lay piled on the floor, while she sat upon them (Van Lennep, quoted by Inglis, p. 254). And Laban searched the word means to feel out or explore with the hands (cf. Gen_27:12; Job_12:25) all the tent, but found them not.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Now Rachel ... upon them
Now Rachel ... upon them
The word "now" is used here to mark a change from the story to background information about Rachel. (See: Background Information)
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saddle
a seat placed on the back of an animal so a person can ride on it
my master
Calling someone "my master" is a way of honoring them.
that I cannot stand up before you
"because I am unable to stand up in your presence"
for I am having my period
This refers to the time of the month when a woman bleeds from her womb. (See: Euphemism)
translationWords
household
false god
camel
anger
lord
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