He Searched, but Found Not — Genesis 31:31–35
And Jacob answered and said to Laban,
Because I was afraid: for I said, Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force. With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, he shall not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee.
For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.
GEN 31:31–32
And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the tent of the two maid-servants; but he found them not. And he went out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.
GEN 31:33
Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the camel's saddle, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not.
GEN 31:34
And she said to her father,
Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before thee; for the manner of women is upon me.
And he searched, but found not the teraphim.
GEN 31:35