Genesis 31:32

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Gen 19:7 : 7 And he said, My brothers, do not this evil.
  • Gen 30:33 : 33 And so you will be able to put my honour to the test in time to come; if you see among my flocks any goats which are not marked or coloured, or any sheep which is not black, you may take me for a thief.
  • Gen 31:19 : 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.
  • Gen 31:23 : 23 And taking the men of his family with him, he went after him for seven days and overtook him in the hill-country of Gilead.
  • Gen 31:30 : 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?
  • Gen 44:9-9 : 9 If it comes to light that any of your servants has done this, let him be put to death, and we will be your lord's servants. 10 And he said, Let it be as you say: he in whose bag it is seen will become my servant; and you will not be responsible. 11 Then every man quickly got his bag down and undid it. 12 And he made a search, starting with the oldest and ending with the youngest; and the cup was in Benjamin's bag.
  • 1 Sam 12:3-5 : 3 Here I am: give witness against me before the Lord and before the man on whom he has put the holy oil: whose ox or ass have I taken? to whom have I been untrue? who has been crushed down by me? from whose hand have I taken a price for the blinding of my eyes? I will give it all back to you. 4 And they said, You have never been untrue to us or cruel to us; you have taken nothing from any man. 5 Then he said, The Lord is witness against you, and the man on whom he has put the holy oil is witness this day that you have seen no wrong in me. And they said, He is witness.
  • 1 Sam 14:24-29 : 24 And all the people were with Saul, about twenty thousand men, and the fight was general through all the hill-country of Ephraim; but Saul made a great error that day, by putting the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes food before evening comes and I have given punishment to those who are against me. So the people had not a taste of food. 25 And there was honey on the face of the field, and all the people came to the honey, the bees having gone from it; 26 But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse. 27 But Jonathan, having no knowledge of the oath his father had put on the people, stretching out the rod which was in his hand, put the end of it in the honey, and put it to his mouth; then his eyes were made bright. 28 Then one of the people said to him, Your father put the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes any food this day. And the people were feeble, needing food. 29 Then Jonathan said, My father has made trouble come on the land: now see how bright my eyes have become because I have taken a little of this honey.
  • 2 Cor 8:20-21 : 20 And so that no man might be able to say anything against us in the business of this giving which has been put into our hands: 21 For the business has been so ordered by us as to have the approval, not only of the Lord, but of men.
  • 2 Cor 12:17-19 : 17 Did I make a profit out of you by any of those whom I sent to you? 18 I gave orders to Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus make any profit out of you? were we not guided by the same Spirit, in the same ways? 19 It may seem to you that all this time we have been attempting to put ourselves in the right; but we are saying these things before God in Christ. For all things, dear brothers, are for your profit.
  • Gen 13:8 : 8 Then Abram said to Lot, Let there be no argument between me and you, and between my herdmen and your herdmen, for we are brothers.

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  • Gen 31:33-37
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    33 So Laban went into Jacob's tent and into Leah's tent, and into the tents of the two servant-women, but they were not there; and he came out of Leah's tent and went into Rachel's.

    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.

    35 And she said to her father, Let not my lord be angry because I do not get up before you, for I am in the common condition of women. And with all his searching, he did not come across the images.

    36 Then Jacob was angry with Laban, and said, What crime or sin have I done that you have come after me with such passion?

    37 Now that you have made search through all my goods, what have you seen which is yours? Make it clear now before my people and your people, so that they may be judges between us.

  • Gen 31:18-20
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    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.

  • Gen 31:29-31
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    29 It is in my power to do you damage: but the God of your father came to me this night, saying, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.

    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?

    31 And Jacob, in answer, said to Laban, My fear was that you might take your daughters from me by force.

  • Gen 31:25-27
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    25 Now when Laban overtook him, Jacob had put up his tent in the hill-country; and Laban and his brothers put up their tents in the hill-country of Gilead.

    26 And Laban said to Jacob, Why did you go away secretly, taking my daughters away like prisoners of war?

    27 Why did you make a secret of your flight, not giving me word of it, so that I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with melody and music?

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    1 Now it came to the ears of Jacob that Laban's sons were saying, Jacob has taken away all our father's property, and in this way he has got all this wealth.

    2 And Jacob saw that Laban's feeling for him was no longer what it had been before.

    3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.

    4 And Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to him in the field among his flock.

    5 And he said to them, It is clear to me that your father's feeling is no longer what it was to me; but the God of my father has been with me

  • Gen 31:14
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    14 Then Rachel and Leah said to him in answer, What part or heritage is there for us in our father's house?

  • Gen 31:12
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    12 And he said, See how all the he-goats are banded and marked and coloured: for I have seen what Laban has done to you.

  • Gen 31:42-43
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    42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would have sent me away with nothing in my hands. But God has seen my troubles and the work of my hands, and this night he kept you back.

    43 Then Laban, answering, said, These women are my daughters and these children my children, the flocks and all you see are mine: what now may I do for my daughters and for their children?

  • Gen 31:50-51
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    50 If you are cruel to my daughters, or if you take other wives in addition to my daughters, then though no man is there to see, God will be the witness between us.

    51 And Laban said, See these stones and this pillar which I have put between you and me;

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    2 But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?

  • Gen 31:16
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    16 For the wealth which God has taken from him is ours and our children's; so now, whatever God has said to you, do.

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    9 While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them.

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    4 Then they gave to Jacob all the strange gods which they had, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob put them away under the holy tree at Shechem.

  • Gen 35:2
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    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:

  • Gen 30:31
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    31 And Laban said, What am I to give you? And Jacob said, Do not give me anything; but I will again take up the care of your flock if you will only do this for me:

  • Gen 29:12
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    12 And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah, went running to give her father news of it.