Genesis 31:19
And Lavan went to shear his tzon; and Rachel had stolen the terafim that belong to her av.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.
In Context
20Unawares to Lavan HaArami, Ya'akov stole away, in that he told him not that he was fleeing.
Cross References
Genesis 31:30And now, though thou had to go, because thou greatly longedst after bais avicha, yet why hast thou stolen elohai?
Genesis 31:34Now Rachel had taken the terafim, and put them in the saddle of the gamal, and sat upon them. And Lavan searched all the ohel, but found them not.
Genesis 38:13And it was told Tamar, saying, Hinei, thy shver (father-in-law) goeth up to Timnah to shear his tzon.
Judges 17:4So he restored the kesef unto his em; and his em took two hundred pieces of kesef and gave them to the tzoref (goldsmith), who made thereof a pesel and a masekhah; and they were in the bais Mikhay'hu.
Judges 18:14Then answered the five anashim that went to spy out ha'aretz Layish, and said unto their achim, Do ye know that there is in these batim ephod, teraphim, pesel, and maskhah? Now therefore consider what ye have to do.
1 Samuel 19:13And Michal took the terafim, and laid it in the mittah, and put a piece of woven goatʼs hair at its head, and covered it with beged (cloth, garment).
Matthew Henry on Genesis 31:18-25
17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels; 18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan. 19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's. 20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. 21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the… Read the whole commentary →