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Genesis 31:35

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31:35Rachel72 said to her father, “Don’t be angry,73 my lord. I cannot stand up74 in your presence because I am having my period.”75 So he searched thoroughly,76 but did not find the idols.

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Footnotes

  1. 72 Heb “she”; the referent (Rachel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 73 Heb “let it not be hot in the eyes of my lord.” This idiom refers to anger, in this case as a result of Rachel’s failure to stand in the presence of her father as a sign of respect.
  3. 74 Heb “I am unable to rise.”
  4. 75 Heb “the way of women is to me.” This idiom refers to a woman’s menstrual period.
  5. 76 The word “thoroughly” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And she said to her father, “Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise before you, for the way of women is upon me.” So he searched but did not find the household gods.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Rachel said to her father, “Don’t be angry, my lord, that I cannot stand up in your presence; I’m having my period.” So he searched but could not find the household gods.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

She said to her father, “Don’t be angry, my lord, that I cannot stand up in your presence; I am having my period.” So Laban searched, but could not find the household idols.

NLTNew Living Translation

she said to her father, “Please, sir, forgive me if I don’t get up for you. I’m having my monthly period.” So Laban continued his search, but he could not find the household idols.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And she said to her father, “Let there not be anger in the eyes of my lord, for I am not able to rise before you, for the way of women is with me. And he searched carefully and did not find the idols.

KJV 1900King 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.