³² But if you find anyone who has your gods, that person shall not live.^(A) In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself whether there is anything of yours here with me; and if so, take it.” Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the gods.^(B)

³ Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the Lord and his anointed.^(A) Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey^(B) have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe^(C) to make me shut my eyes? If I have done^(D) any of these things, I will make it right.”^(E)

⁴ “You have not cheated or oppressed us,” they replied. “You have not taken anything from anyone’s hand.”

⁵ Samuel said to them, “The Lord is witness^(F) against you, and also his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything^(G) in my hand.^(H)”

“He is witness,” they said.

⁹ If any of your servants^(A) is found to have it, he will die;^(B) and the rest of us will become my lord’s slaves.^(C)”

¹⁰ “Very well, then,” he said, “let it be as you say. Whoever is found to have it^(D) will become my slave;^(E) the rest of you will be free from blame.”^(F)

¹¹ Each of them quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it. ¹² Then the steward^(G) proceeded to search,^(H) beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest.^(I) And the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.^(J)

³⁰ Now you have gone off because you longed to return to your father’s household.^(A) But why did you steal^(B) my gods?^(C)”

²³ Taking his relatives^(A) with him^(B), he pursued Jacob for seven days and caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.^(C)