Gênesis 31:32

32 Quanto aos seus deuses, quem for encontrado com eles não ficará vivo. Na presença dos nossos parentes, veja você mesmo se está aqui comigo qualquer coisa que lhe pertença, e, se estiver, leve-a de volta”. Ora, Jacó não sabia que Raquel os havia roubado.

Gênesis 31:32 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 31:32

With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live
This is the answer to his last question, as what goes before is to his first: Jacob knew nothing of their being taken away by any, and thought himself safe in saying what he did, being confident that no one with him could ever take them; but it was too rashly spoken by him, giving leave to Laban to put to death the person with whom they should be found, or imprecating death on him by the hand of God; "may he not live", but die, die immediately or before his time, as the Targum of Jonathan: hence the Jewish writers ^F13 observe, that Rachel died in giving birth in consequence of this imprecation, but without any foundation: before our brethren discern thou what [is] thine with me, and take
[it] to thee:
not only his gods, but any of his goods or cattle, whatsoever he could find in his tents, or in his flocks, that were his property, he was welcome to take; and this he declared before the men that Laban brought with him, whom he also calls his brethren, being his kinsfolks and neighbours; and these he appeals to as witnesses of his honesty, integrity, and fair dealing; being conscious to himself that he had took nothing but what was his own: for Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them;
the images or gods; or he would have been more careful of his expression, in love and tenderness to his most beloved wife.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 Jarchi in loc. Pirke Eliezer, c. 36.

Gênesis 31:32 In-Context

30 Agora, se você partiu porque tinha saudade da casa de seu pai, por que roubou meus deuses?”

31 Jacó respondeu a Labão: “Tive medo, pois pensei que você tiraria suas filhas de mim à força.

32 Quanto aos seus deuses, quem for encontrado com eles não ficará vivo. Na presença dos nossos parentes, veja você mesmo se está aqui comigo qualquer coisa que lhe pertença, e, se estiver, leve-a de volta”. Ora, Jacó não sabia que Raquel os havia roubado.

33 Então Labão entrou na tenda de Jacó, e nas tendas de Lia e de suas duas servas, mas nada encontrou. Depois de sair da tenda de Lia, entrou na tenda de Raquel.

34 Raquel tinha colocado os ídolos dentro da sela do seu camelo e estava sentada em cima. Labão vasculhou toda a tenda, mas nada encontrou.