Genesis 31:34
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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 Rachel
וְרָחֵ֞ל (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;
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