But with
whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him die here before our
brethren. Seek that thine is by me, and take it to thee: for Iacob
wist not that Rahel had stolen them. Then went Laban into Iacob's
tent, and into Lea's tent, and into two maidens' tents: but found
them not. Then went he out of Lea's tent, and entered into Rahel's
tent. And Rahel took the images, and put them in the camel's
straw, and sat down upon them. And Laban searched all the tent:
but found them not. Then said she to her father: my lord, be not
angry that I can not rise up before thee, for the disease of women
is come upon me. So searched he, but found them not. Iacob was
wroth, and chode with Laban: Iacob also answered and said to him:
what have I trespassed or what have I offended, that thou
followedest after me? Thou hast searched all my stuff, and what
hast thou found of all thy household stuff? put it here before thy
brethren and mine, and let them judge betwixt us both. This twenty
years that I have been with thee, thy sheep and thy goats have not
been barren, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.
Whatsoever was torn of beasts I brought it not unto thee, but made
it good myself: of my hand didst thou require it, whether it was
stolen by day or night.
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