Genesis 31:35

Overview - Genesis 31
Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly.
19 Rachel steals her father's images.
22 Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong.
34 Rachel's stratagem to hide the images.
36 Jacob's complaint of Laban.
43 The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed.
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Genesis 31:35  (King James Version)
And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
 


my lord
18:12 Exodus 20:12 ; Leviticus 19:3 ; Ephesians 6:1 ; 1 Peter 2:18 ; 3:6

rise up
Leviticus 19:32 ; 1 Kings 2:19

custom
18:11 Leviticus 15:19