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Genesis 31:19 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Genesis 31:19 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 31:1911 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/לָבָ֣ןwəlābān
and LabanconjH3837
הָלַ֔ךְhālakə
he had goneverbH1980
apace · behave · come · continually ···
לִ/גְזֹ֖זligəzōz
to shearpronH1494
poll · shave · shear
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
צֹאנ֑/וֹṣōʾnwō
sheep hisnounH6629
flock · lamb · sheep(-cote · -fold ···
וַ/תִּגְנֹ֣בwatigənōb
and she stoleconjH1589
indeed · secretly bring · steal · get by stealth
רָחֵ֔לrāḥēl
RachelnounH7354
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הַ/תְּרָפִ֖יםhatərāpiym
the teraphimparticleH8655
images · teraphim
אֲשֶׁ֥רʾăšer
whichparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
לְ/אָבִֽי/הָləʾābiyhā
belonged to father herpronH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Rachel Stole Her Father's Household Gods
As Jacob and his family are fleeing Laban, Rachel steals her father's household gods. She doesn't tell Jacob. She's hiding them under her when Laban searches. Rachel's theft is unexplained and unreso...
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