“And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the two maidservants’ tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.”
So Laban went into Jacob's tent and into Leah's tent and into the tent of the two female servants, but he found nothing. After he came out of Leah's tent, he entered Rachel's tent. The systematic search — every tent, in order — builds the tension as each empty tent is confirmed and the reader knows Rachel's tent is next. The application: the thoroughness of the search that precedes the escape from discovery is the narrative's way of making the providential outcome more vivid.
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