Genesis

Genesis 31:34

³⁴Now Rachel had taken Laban’s household idols, put them in the saddlebag of her camel, and was sitting on them. And Laban searched everything in the tent but found nothing.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Rachel	וְרָחֵ֞ל	wə·rā·ḥêl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7354 Rachel
had taken	לָקְחָ֣ה	lā·qə·ḥāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take
Laban’s household idols	הַתְּרָפִ֗ים	hat·tə·rā·p̄îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8655 Teraphim
put them	וַתְּשִׂמֵ֛ם	wat·tə·śi·mêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
in the saddlebag	בְּכַ֥ר	bə·ḵar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3733 basket-saddle
of her camel	הַגָּמָ֖ל	hag·gā·māl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1581 camel
and was sitting	וַתֵּ֣שֶׁב	wat·tê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on them	עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
And Laban	לָבָ֛ן	lā·ḇān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3837 Laban
searched	וַיְמַשֵּׁ֥שׁ	way·maš·šêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4959 feel, grope
everything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
in the tent	הָאֹ֖הֶל	hā·’ō·hel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H168 tent
but found	מָצָֽא׃	mā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
nothing	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

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