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Put it here in front of your relatives and mine, and let them judge between the two of us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You have rummaged through everything I own. Now show me what you found that belongs to you! Set it out here in front of us, before our relatives, for all to see. Let them judge between us!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For you have felt through all my goods; what have you found of all your household goods? Set it here before my kinsmen and your kinsmen, that they may decide between us two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have searched all my goods! Have you found anything that belongs to you? Put it here before my brothers and yours, that they may judge between the two of us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set <i>it</i> here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Although you have searched all my things, what part of your household things have you found? Set <i>it</i> here before my brethren and your brethren, that they may judge between us both!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though you have searched through all my property, what have you found of all your household property? Set <i>it</i> here in front of my relatives and your relatives, so that they may decide between the two of us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Though you have felt through all my goods, what have you found of all your household goods? Set it here before my kinsmen and your kinsmen, that they may decide between us two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Though you have felt through all my goods, what have you found of all your household goods? Set <i>it</i> here before my kinsmen and your kinsmen, that they may decide between us two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Though you have felt through all my goods, what have you found of all your household goods? Place <i>it</i> here before my relatives and your relatives, that they may decide between us two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Although you have searched through all my possessions, what have you found of your household goods? Put it here before my relatives and your relatives, so that they may decide [who has done right] between the two of us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You’ve searched all my possessions! Have you found anything of yours? Put it here before my relatives and yours, and let them decide between the two of us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You&#8217ve searched all my possessions! Have you found anything of yours? Put it here before my relatives and yours, and let them decide between the two of us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Whereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After searching through everything I have, did you find anything of yours? If so, put it here, where your relatives and mine can see it. Then we can decide what to do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Whereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Now that you've rummaged through all my things, did you find anything from your house? Put it here in front of all our relatives. Let them decide which one of us is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now that you have searched through all my belongings, what household article have you found that belongs to you? Put it out here where your men and mine can see it, and let them decide which one of us is right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now that you've searched all my belongings, what did you find that belongs to your house? Set it here in front of our relatives and we'll let them judge between us! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have searched all my goods! Have you found anything that belongs to you? Put it here before my brothers and yours, that they may judge between the two of us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When you searched through all my goods, did you find anything that belonged to you? Set it here before my relatives and yours, and let them settle the dispute between the two of us! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now that you have serached around in all my stuff, did you find anything from all of your household's belongings? Put it here before my relatives and your relatives, that they may judge between the two of us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household-stuff? set it here before my brethren, and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now that you have felt around in all my stuff, what have you found of all your household stuff? Set it here before my relatives and your relatives, that they may judge between us two. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For you have felt all my vessels: what have you found of all the vessels of your house? Set here before my brothers, and your brothers, and they decide between us both.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for thou hast felt all my vessels: what hast thou found of all the vessels of thy house? set here before my brethren, and thy brethren, and they decide between us both.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />That thou didst feel all my vessels, what didst thou find of all the vessels of thy house? Set here before my brethren and thy brethren, and they shall decide between us two.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And searched all my household stuff? What hast thou found of all the substance of thy house? lay it here before my brethren, and thy brethren, and let them judge between me and thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and searched all the items of my house? What have you found from all the substance of your house? Place it here before my brothers, and your brothers, and let them judge between me and you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now that you have rummaged through all my things, what have you found from your household belongings? Produce it here before your kinsmen and mine, and let them decide between the two of us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Although you have felt about through all my goods, what have you found of all your household goods? Set it here before my kinsfolk and your kinsfolk, so that they may decide between us two.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold you have searched all my baggage, and what have you found of all your household articles? Put it here before my brethren and your brethren, that they may judge between us both.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />See, you have searched all my vessels. What have you found from all the vessels of your house? Put it here before my brothers and your brothers, and they will convict between both.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Whereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and that thou hast searched all the furniture of my house? what hast thou found of all the furniture of thine house? set it here between thy relations and my relations, and let them decide between us two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/31-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=7857" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/31.htm">Laban Pursues Jacob</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">36</span>Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me? <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4959.htm" title="4959: miš·šaš·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To feel, grope. A primitive root; to feel of; by implication, to grope.">You have searched</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kê·lay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">my goods!</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣā·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To attain to, find. ">Have you found</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kōl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">anything</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kə·lê- (N-mpc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">that belongs to you?</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇê·ṯe·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śîm (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">Put</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">it here</a> <a href="/hebrew/5048.htm" title="5048: ne·ḡeḏ (Prep) -- From nagad; a front, i.e. Part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually over against or before.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’a·ḥay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">my brothers</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: wə·’a·ḥe·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">and yours,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: wə·yō·w·ḵî·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">that they may judge</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">between</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê·nū (Number-mdc:: 1cp) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">the two of us.</a> </span><span class="reftext">38</span>I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-32.htm">Genesis 31:32</a></span><br />If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-33.htm">Genesis 30:33</a></span><br />So my honesty will testify for me when you come to check on my wages in the future. If I have any goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not dark-colored, they will be considered stolen.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-19.htm">Genesis 31:19</a></span><br />Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-30.htm">Genesis 31:30</a></span><br />Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-41.htm">Genesis 31:41</a></span><br />Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-53.htm">Genesis 31:53</a></span><br />May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-10.htm">Exodus 22:10-13</a></span><br />If a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching, / an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution. / But if the animal was actually stolen from the neighbor, he must make restitution to the owner. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-3.htm">1 Samuel 12:3</a></span><br />Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-38.htm">Job 31:38-40</a></span><br />if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together, / if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants, / then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-1.htm">Proverbs 28:1</a></span><br />The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-37.htm">Matthew 5:37</a></span><br />Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Luke 19:8</a></span><br />But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-46.htm">John 8:46</a></span><br />Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/24-20.htm">Acts 24:20-21</a></span><br />Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin, / unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-12.htm">2 Corinthians 1:12</a></span><br />For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Whereas you have searched all my stuff, what have you found of all your household stuff? set it here before my brothers and your brothers, that they may judge between us both.</p><p class="hdg">set it here.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/31-32.htm">Genesis 31:32</a></b></br> With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what <i>is</i> thine with me, and take <i>it</i> to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/7-23.htm">Joshua 7:23</a></b></br> And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/12-3.htm">1 Samuel 12:3,4</a></b></br> Behold, here I <i>am</i>: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received <i>any</i> bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/18-27.htm">Although</a> <a href="/genesis/31-16.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/genesis/30-36.htm">Betwixt</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-5.htm">Decide</a> <a href="/genesis/31-34.htm">Felt</a> <a href="/genesis/31-35.htm">Found</a> <a href="/genesis/30-39.htm">Front</a> <a href="/genesis/31-18.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/genesis/31-35.htm">Household</a> <a href="/genesis/30-6.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/genesis/31-32.htm">Kinsmen</a> <a href="/genesis/31-32.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/genesis/31-32.htm">Search</a> <a href="/genesis/31-35.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-11.htm">Whereas</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/31-50.htm">Although</a> <a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/genesis/31-50.htm">Betwixt</a> <a href="/exodus/18-16.htm">Decide</a> <a href="/exodus/2-6.htm">Felt</a> <a href="/genesis/33-10.htm">Found</a> <a href="/genesis/32-3.htm">Front</a> <a href="/genesis/32-13.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/genesis/31-41.htm">Household</a> <a href="/genesis/31-53.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/genesis/31-46.htm">Kinsmen</a> <a href="/genesis/31-46.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/genesis/41-33.htm">Search</a> <a href="/genesis/44-12.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/genesis/45-20.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Whereas</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-1.htm">Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-19.htm">Rachel steals her father's household gods.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-22.htm">Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-34.htm">Rachel's plan to hide the images.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-36.htm">Jacob's complaint of Laban.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-43.htm">The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You have searched all my goods!</b><br>In this phrase, Jacob is addressing Laban, who has pursued him after he fled with his family and possessions. The context is a confrontation between Jacob and Laban, where Laban accuses Jacob of stealing his household gods. The search of Jacob's goods represents a thorough investigation, reflecting the cultural practice of ensuring justice and accountability. This moment highlights the tension between Jacob and Laban, a recurring theme in their relationship, marked by deception and mistrust. The search also underscores the importance of personal property and the integrity of one's possessions in ancient Near Eastern culture.<p><b>Have you found anything that belongs to you?</b><br>Jacob challenges Laban to present any evidence of wrongdoing. This rhetorical question emphasizes Jacob's confidence in his innocence. It reflects the legal customs of the time, where accusations required tangible proof. The absence of evidence supports Jacob's integrity and God's protection over him, as seen throughout his journey. This moment can be connected to the broader biblical theme of God's justice and vindication of the righteous, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Psalm 37:6</a>, which speaks of God bringing forth righteousness as the light.<p><b>Put it here before my brothers and yours,</b><br>Jacob calls for a public examination of the evidence, involving witnesses from both parties. This reflects the ancient practice of communal judgment, where disputes were settled in the presence of witnesses to ensure fairness and transparency. The mention of "brothers" indicates the presence of family members or close associates, emphasizing the communal nature of justice. This practice is echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Deuteronomy 19:15</a>, which requires the testimony of two or three witnesses to establish a matter.<p><b>that they may judge between the two of us.</b><br>Jacob seeks a fair judgment from the gathered witnesses, highlighting the importance of impartiality in resolving disputes. This appeal to communal judgment aligns with the biblical principle of seeking justice and truth, as seen in passages like <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>, which calls for justice, mercy, and humility. The resolution of this conflict foreshadows the eventual reconciliation between Jacob and Laban, illustrating the biblical theme of peace and restoration. This moment also prefigures the ultimate judgment of Christ, who will judge all with righteousness and truth, as seen in <a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The patriarch who is speaking in this verse. He is addressing Laban after being accused of stealing household gods.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/laban.htm">Laban</a></b><br>Jacob's father-in-law, who accused Jacob of theft and pursued him to retrieve his household gods.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/household_gods.htm">Household gods (teraphim)</a></b><br>Small idols that were common in ancient Near Eastern households, representing family deities or ancestors.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/brothers.htm">Brothers</a></b><br>Refers to the relatives or kinsmen of both Jacob and Laban, who are present to witness the confrontation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/gilead.htm">Gilead</a></b><br>The region where this confrontation takes place, as Jacob and his family are fleeing from Laban.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_accusations.htm">Integrity in Accusations</a></b><br>Jacob's challenge to Laban to present evidence of wrongdoing highlights the importance of maintaining integrity and transparency when accused.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/resolution_of_conflict.htm">Resolution of Conflict</a></b><br>The presence of witnesses and the call for judgment between the parties emphasize the biblical principle of resolving disputes in a fair and just manner.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Jacob's confidence in his innocence and the call for judgment reflect a trust in God's ultimate justice and truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_dynamics_and_trust.htm">Family Dynamics and Trust</a></b><br>The conflict between Jacob and Laban underscores the complexities of family relationships and the need for trust and honesty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/material_possessions_vs._spiritual_integrity.htm">Material Possessions vs. Spiritual Integrity</a></b><br>The focus on household gods contrasts with the spiritual integrity Jacob seeks to maintain, reminding believers of the priority of spiritual over material concerns.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_sell_joseph_into_slavery.htm">Why did Joseph's brothers sell him into slavery?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_ishmaelites.htm">Who were the Ishmaelites?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_job_15_14-16_and_genesis_1_31_align.htm">In Job 15:14-16, how do Eliphaz's claims about universal impurity align with Genesis 1:31, which pronounces creation 'very good'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_handle_life's_unfairness.htm">How should you respond to life's unfairness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/31-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You have searched</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשַּׁ֣שְׁתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šaš·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4959.htm">Strong's 4959: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feel of, to grope</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my goods!</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵּלַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(kê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Have you found</span><br /><span class="heb">מָּצָ֙אתָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṣā·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anything</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכֹּ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that belongs to you?</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּלֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(kə·lê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Put</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(śîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it here</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(kōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֥גֶד</span> <span class="translit">(ne·ḡeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5048.htm">Strong's 5048: </a> </span><span class="str2">A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my brothers</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and yours,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַחֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’a·ḥe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that they may judge</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיוֹכִ֖יחוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yō·w·ḵî·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">between</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the two of us.</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵֽינוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/31-37.htm">Genesis 31:37 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/31-37.htm">Genesis 31:37 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/31-37.htm">Genesis 31:37 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/31-37.htm">Genesis 31:37 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/31-37.htm">Genesis 31:37 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/31-37.htm">Genesis 31:37 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/31-37.htm">Genesis 31:37 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/31-37.htm">Genesis 31:37 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/31-37.htm">Genesis 31:37 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/31-37.htm">Genesis 31:37 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/31-37.htm">OT Law: Genesis 31:37 Now that you have felt around (Gen. 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