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Genesis 31:34-35
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34 (Now Rachel had taken the idols and put them inside her camel’s saddle[a] and sat on them.)[b] Laban searched the whole tent, but did not find them.[c] 35 Rachel[d] said to her father, “Don’t be angry,[e] my lord. I cannot stand up[f] in your presence because I am having my period.”[g] So he searched thoroughly,[h] but did not find the idols.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:34 tn The “camel’s saddle” was probably some sort of basket-saddle, a cushioned saddle with a basket bound on. Cf. NAB “inside a camel cushion.”
  2. Genesis 31:34 tn The disjunctive clause (introduced by a vav [ו] conjunction) provides another parenthetical statement necessary to the storyline.
  3. Genesis 31:34 tn The word “them” has been supplied in the translation for clarification.
  4. Genesis 31:35 tn Heb “she”; the referent (Rachel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. Genesis 31:35 tn Heb “let it not be hot in the eyes of my lord.” This idiom refers to anger, in this case as a result of Rachel’s failure to stand in the presence of her father as a sign of respect.
  6. Genesis 31:35 tn Heb “I am unable to rise.”
  7. Genesis 31:35 tn Heb “the way of women is to me.” This idiom refers to a woman’s menstrual period.
  8. Genesis 31:35 tn The word “thoroughly” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.
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