“And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?”
Now you have gone off because you longed to return to your father's household. But why did you steal my gods? The theft accusation — true, because Rachel has stolen the gods — is the most dangerous charge of the confrontation, because Jacob will respond with an unknowing death sentence on Rachel. The application: accusations that are partially legitimate are more dangerous than ones entirely false. Laban's accusation about the gods is true; Jacob's defense will be unwittingly lethal.
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