Study it in the app“Anyone with whom you find your gods shall not live. In the presence of our brothers, recognize for yourself what of yours is with me and take it for yourself.” Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.”
Anyone with whomעִם אֲשֶׁרyou findתִּמְצָאyour godsאֶת אֱלֹהֶיךָshall notלֹאlive.יִחְיֶהIn the presenceנֶגֶדof our brothers,אַחֵינוּrecognize for yourselfהַכֶּר לְךָwhat of yours isמָהwith meעִמָּדִיand take itוְקַחfor yourself.”לָךְNow Jacobוְ יַעֲקֹבdid notלֹאknowיָדַעthatכִּיRachelרָחֵלhad stolen them.גְּנָבָתַם
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “timtsa” appearsgods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohe” appearslive
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “yichye” appearsin front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “neged” appearsrelative
A close relative of the same family, like a nephew.
Where else “ache” appearsrecognize
To realize who someone is, or notice them.
Where else “haker” appearswith me
With me, beside me.
Where else “imadi” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “kach” appearsJacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appearsknow
To know something, realize.
Where else “yada” appearsRachel
Rachel, younger daughter of Laban, Jacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Her name means "ewe".
Where else “rachel” appearssteal
To steal something, or kidnap someone.
Where else “genavata” appears31Jacob answered and said to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said to myself, ‘You might take by force your daughters from me.’
32 · This verse (above)
33So Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the tent of the two slave women, but he did not find them. He came out of Leah’s tent and went into Rachel’s tent.
1. What it says
Why did Jacob leave Laban’s house, and what did Elohim say to Laban in a dream (vv. 3, 24)?
2. What it means
What does the heap of stones mean as a witness between Jacob and Laban (vv. 44-50)?
3. How I live it
How can you close a conflict with someone in a clear and peaceful way?
