Treasury of Scripture Knowledge She, in haste, hid the idols under the camel's furniture, and sat upon them: and when he had searched all the tent, and found nothing, had taken. Genesis 31:17,19 Then Jacob rose up, and having set his children and wives upon camels, went his way. . . . furniture. searched. Context Laban Pursues Jacob…33So Laban went into the tent of Jacob, and of Lia, and of both the handmaids, and found them not. And when he was entered into Rachel's tent, 34She, in haste, hid the idols under the camel's furniture, and sat upon them: and when he had searched all the tent, and found nothing,35She said: Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before thee, because it has now happened to me according to the custom of women. So his careful search was in vain.… Cross References Genesis 31:19 At that time Laban was gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole away her father's idols. Genesis 31:33 So Laban went into the tent of Jacob, and of Lia, and of both the handmaids, and found them not. And when he was entered into Rachel's tent, Genesis 31:35 She said: Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before thee, because it has now happened to me according to the custom of women. So his careful search was in vain. 1 Samuel 15:23 Because it is like the sin of witchcraft, to rebel: and like the crime of idolatry, to refuse to obey. Forasmuch, therefore, as thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, the Lord hath also rejected thee from being king. Hosea 3:4 For the children of Israel shall sit many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without altar, and without ephod, and without theraphim. Lexicon Now Rachelוְרָחֵ֞ל (wə·rā·ḥêl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7354: Rachel -- a wife of Jacob had taken לָקְחָ֣ה (lā·qə·ḥāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take Laban’s household idols, הַתְּרָפִ֗ים (hat·tə·rā·p̄îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8655: (a kind of idol) perhaps household idol put וַתְּשִׂמֵ֛ם (wat·tə·śi·mêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set them in the saddlebag בְּכַ֥ר (bə·ḵar) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3733: A ram, a, battering-ram, a meadow, a pad, camel's saddle of her camel, הַגָּמָ֖ל (hag·gā·māl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1581: A camel and was sitting וַתֵּ֣שֶׁב (wat·tê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry on them. עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against And Laban לָבָ֛ן (lā·ḇān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob searched וַיְמַשֵּׁ֥שׁ (way·maš·šêš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4959: To feel of, to grope everything כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every in the tent הָאֹ֖הֶל (hā·’ō·hel) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 168: A tent but found מָצָֽא׃ (mā·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present nothing. וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no Additional Translations Now Rachel had taken Laban’s household idols, put them in the saddlebag of her camel, and was sitting on them. And Laban searched everything in the tent but found nothing.Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat on them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not. Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the camel's saddle, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not. And Rachel took the idols, and cast them among the camel's packs, and sat upon them. Now Rachel had taken the teraphim and put them under the camel's saddle; and she sat upon them. And Laban explored all the tent, but found nothing. Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not. 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. Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, put them in the camel's saddle, and sat on them. Laban felt about all the tent, but didn't find them. And Rachel hath taken the teraphim, and putteth them in the furniture of the camel, and sitteth upon them; and Laban feeleth all the tent, and hath not found; Jump to Previous Basket Camel Camels Camel's Explored Feeleth Felt Find Found Furniture Gods Household Idols Images Inside Laban Putteth Rachel Saddle Sat Searched Searching Seated Sitteth Sitting Tent TeraphimJump to Next Basket Camel Camels Camel's Explored Feeleth Felt Find Found Furniture Gods Household Idols Images Inside Laban Putteth Rachel Saddle Sat Searched Searching Seated Sitteth Sitting Tent TeraphimExternal Links Genesis 31:34 NIVGenesis 31:34 NLT Genesis 31:34 ESV Genesis 31:34 NASB Genesis 31:34 ASV Genesis 31:34 Bible Apps Genesis 31:34 Biblia Paralela Genesis 31:34 Chinese Bible Genesis 31:34 French Bible Genesis 31:34 German Bible Alphabetical: all and but camel's did everything felt find found gods had her household idols in inside Laban not nothing Now on put Rachel saddle sat searched she sitting taken tent the them through was OT Law: Genesis 31:34 Now Rachel had taken the teraphim put (Gen. 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