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Not only has he sold us, but he has used up what was paid for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He has reduced our rights to those of foreign women. And after he sold us, he wasted the money you paid him for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and he has indeed devoured our money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us, but he has certainly squandered what was paid for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Are we not considered strangers by him? For he has sold us, and also completely consumed our money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and has also entirely consumed our purchase price.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Are we not reckoned by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and has also entirely consumed our purchase price.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Are we not reckoned by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and has also entirely consumed our purchase price.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Are we not counted by him as foreigners? For he has sold us and has also entirely consumed our purchase price.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Are we not counted by him as foreigners? For he sold us [to you in marriage], and has also entirely used up our purchase price.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? For he has sold us and has certainly spent our purchase price.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? For he has sold us and has certainly spent our money. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He treats us like foreigners and has even cheated us out of the bride price that should have been ours. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Doesn't he think of us as foreigners? Not only did he sell us, but he has used up the money that was paid for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He treats us like foreigners. He sold us, and now he has spent all the money he was paid for us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He's treating us like foreigners. He sold us and spent all of the money that rightfully belonged to us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us, but he has certainly squandered what was paid for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Hasn't he treated us like foreigners? He not only sold us, but completely wasted the money paid for us!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Aren?t we regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and he has used up what was paid for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Are we not counted by him strangers; for he hath sold us, and hath quite consumed also our money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Aren’t we considered as foreigners by him? For he has sold us, and has also used up our money. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Have we not been reckoned strangers to him? For he has sold us, and he also utterly consumes our money;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> have we not been reckoned strangers to him? for he hath sold us, and he also utterly consumeth our money;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Were we not reckoned strangers by him? for he sold us, and also eating, he ate up our silver.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Hath he not counted us as strangers and sold us, and eaten up the price of us? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Has he not considered us as foreigners, and sold us, and consumed our price?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? He not only sold us; he has even used up the money that he got for us!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and he has been using up the money given for us.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, we are counted by him as strangers, for he has sold us, and has squandered also our money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold we are considered as strangers to him, because we are sold and he consumes our money.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Are we not accounted by him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our price.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Are we not considered strangers by him? for he has sold us, and quite devoured our money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/31-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=7664" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/31.htm">Jacob Flees from Laban</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>And Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father’s house? <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō·w (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Are we not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: neḥ·šaḇ·nū (V-Nifal-Perf-1cp) -- To think, account. ">regarded</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">by him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5237.htm" title="5237: nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Foreign, alien. From neker; strange, in a variety of degrees and applications.">as outsiders?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Not only</a> <a href="/hebrew/4376.htm" title="4376: mə·ḵā·rā·nū (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 1cp) -- To sell. A primitive root; to sell, literally, or figuratively.">has he sold us,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">but he has</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: way·yō·ḵal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">certainly squandered</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ā·ḵō·wl (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: kas·pê·nū (N-msc:: 1cp) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">what was paid for us.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-20.htm">Genesis 29:20-30</a></span><br />So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her. / Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.” / So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-26.htm">Genesis 30:26-30</a></span><br />Give me my wives and children for whom I have served you, that I may go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you.” / But Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.” / And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-43.htm">Genesis 27:43-45</a></span><br />So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran. / Stay with him for a while, until your brother’s fury subsides— / until your brother’s rage against you wanes and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Genesis 24:35</a></span><br />“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-5.htm">Genesis 25:5-6</a></span><br />Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac. / But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-2.htm">Genesis 28:2-5</a></span><br />“Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. / May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. / And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-31.htm">Genesis 30:31-43</a></span><br />“What can I give you?” Laban asked. “You do not need to give me anything,” Jacob replied. “If you do this one thing for me, I will keep on shepherding and keeping your flocks. / Let me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, and every spotted or speckled goat. These will be my wages. / So my honesty will testify for me when you come to check on my wages in the future. If I have any goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not dark-colored, they will be considered stolen.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-7.htm">Genesis 31:7-9</a></span><br />And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me. / If he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore speckled offspring. If he said, ‘The streaked will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore streaked offspring. / Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock and given them to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-41.htm">Genesis 31:41-42</a></span><br />Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times! / If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-10.htm">Genesis 32:10</a></span><br />I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/21-7.htm">Exodus 21:7-11</a></span><br />And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do. / If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her. / And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">Deuteronomy 21:15-17</a></span><br />If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, / when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. / Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-5.htm">Ruth 4:5-10</a></span><br />Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.” / The kinsman-redeemer replied, “I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it.” / Now in former times in Israel, concerning the redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party, and this was a confirmation in Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-17.htm">1 Samuel 18:17-19</a></span><br />Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.” / And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?” / So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-3.htm">1 Kings 21:3-4</a></span><br />But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.” / So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Are we not counted of him strangers? for he has sold us, and has quite devoured also our money.</p><p class="hdg">sold us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/31-41.htm">Genesis 31:41</a></b></br> Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/29-15.htm">Genesis 29:15-20,27-30</a></b></br> And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou <i>art</i> my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what <i>shall</i> thy wages <i>be</i>? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/30-26.htm">Genesis 30:26</a></b></br> Give <i>me</i> my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/30-33.htm">Accounted</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Constantly</a> <a href="/genesis/21-15.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/daniel/7-23.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/genesis/30-33.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/genesis/31-13.htm">Country</a> <a href="/revelation/20-9.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/genesis/18-21.htm">Entirely</a> <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/genesis/23-16.htm">Money</a> <a href="/genesis/30-16.htm">Price</a> <a href="/genesis/23-18.htm">Purchase</a> <a href="/revelation/14-18.htm">Quite</a> <a href="/genesis/15-6.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/genesis/31-5.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-26.htm">Regarded</a> <a href="/genesis/25-33.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/genesis/28-19.htm">Used</a> <a href="/revelation/21-17.htm">Using</a> <a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Utterly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/2-11.htm">Accounted</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-12.htm">Constantly</a> <a href="/genesis/31-40.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/exodus/15-7.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/genesis/32-12.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/genesis/31-21.htm">Country</a> <a href="/genesis/37-20.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/exodus/28-31.htm">Entirely</a> <a href="/genesis/35-27.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/genesis/33-19.htm">Money</a> <a href="/genesis/34-12.htm">Price</a> <a href="/genesis/49-32.htm">Purchase</a> <a href="/genesis/45-26.htm">Quite</a> <a href="/genesis/38-9.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/genesis/45-20.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/exodus/9-21.htm">Regarded</a> <a href="/genesis/37-28.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/genesis/35-2.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/genesis/36-7.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/genesis/40-13.htm">Used</a> <a href="/genesis/42-23.htm">Using</a> <a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">Utterly</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-1.htm">Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-19.htm">Rachel steals her father's household gods.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-22.htm">Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-34.htm">Rachel's plan to hide the images.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-36.htm">Jacob's complaint of Laban.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-43.htm">The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This sentiment reflects the broader theme of familial estrangement found throughout Genesis, such as the separation between Isaac and Ishmael or Jacob and Esau. Culturally, daughters were often seen as part of their father's household until marriage, but here, they feel like strangers. This phrase highlights the tension between Laban and his daughters, which is a microcosm of the larger conflict between Laban and Jacob. The idea of being regarded as outsiders can also be seen in the New Testament, where believers are described as aliens and strangers in the world (<a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">1 Peter 2:11</a>).<p><b>Not only has he sold us,</b><br>This phrase refers to the ancient Near Eastern practice of dowry, where a bride price was paid by the groom to the bride's family. Rachel and Leah feel as though their father has treated them as commodities rather than family members. This reflects the transactional nature of many marriages in the ancient world, where women often had little say in their marital arrangements. The selling of daughters can be contrasted with the New Testament depiction of the Church as the Bride of Christ, where the relationship is based on love and sacrifice rather than transaction (<a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a>).<p><b>but he has certainly squandered what was paid for us.</b><br>Laban's misuse of the bride price indicates his lack of integrity and poor stewardship. In biblical terms, stewardship is a significant theme, with parables such as the Parable of the Talents (<a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">Matthew 25:14-30</a>) emphasizing the importance of managing resources wisely. Laban's squandering of the bride price can be seen as a failure to honor his obligations to his daughters, contrasting with God's faithfulness and provision. This misuse of resources also foreshadows the eventual departure of Jacob and his family from Laban's household, as God calls them to return to the Promised Land, a place of divine provision and blessing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/rachel_and_leah.htm">Rachel and Leah</a></b><br>The daughters of Laban, who express their feelings of being treated as outsiders by their father. They are the wives of Jacob and play a crucial role in the account of the Israelite patriarchs.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/laban.htm">Laban</a></b><br>The father of Rachel and Leah, who is depicted as deceitful and self-serving. His actions have led his daughters to feel alienated and undervalued.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The husband of Rachel and Leah, who is planning to leave Laban's household with his family and possessions. His relationship with Laban is strained due to Laban's deceitful behavior.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/paddan-aram.htm">Paddan-aram</a></b><br>The region where Laban's household is located, and where Jacob has been living and working for Laban.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_departure.htm">The Event of Departure</a></b><br>This verse is part of the larger account where Jacob decides to leave Laban's household, taking his family and possessions with him, as he feels it is time to return to his homeland.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/v/value_and_identity_in_god.htm">Value and Identity in God</a></b><br>Rachel and Leah felt like outsiders, but their true value and identity come from God, not from how others treat them. Believers should find their worth in God's love and purpose for them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_dynamics_and_integrity.htm">Family Dynamics and Integrity</a></b><br>Laban's treatment of his daughters serves as a cautionary tale about the importance of integrity and fairness within family relationships. Christians are called to treat family members with love and respect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Provision and Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite Laban's actions, God was faithful to Jacob, Rachel, and Leah, providing for them and fulfilling His promises. Trust in God's provision even when circumstances seem unjust.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_deceit.htm">The Consequences of Deceit</a></b><br>Laban's deceitful behavior led to broken relationships and distrust. This highlights the biblical principle that deceit leads to discord and strife.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_bioethics.htm">What role did Egyptians play in biblical narratives?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_egyptian_officials_using_silver_cups_for_divination.htm">In Genesis 44:1-5, what historical or archeological evidence supports an Egyptian official using a personal silver cup for divination, and is there any record of such a practice outside the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_job_15_14-16_and_genesis_1_31_align.htm">In Job 15:14-16, how do Eliphaz's claims about universal impurity align with Genesis 1:31, which pronounces creation 'very good'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_concept_of_veggietales.htm">Will the Lord watch between you and me?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">He hath sold us.</span>--There is a marked asperity towards their father in the answer of Jacob's wives, and not only the petted Rachel but the neglected Leah joins in it. Now, though his sale of them to Jacob had been more open than Oriental good manners usually allowed, and though he seems to have acted meanly in giving no portion with them, yet these were old sores, long since healed and forgiven. Laban must have been stingy, grasping, and over-reaching in recent times, to have kept the memory of old wrongs so fresh in the minds of his daughters.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/31-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Are we not</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲל֧וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(hă·lō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">regarded</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶחְשַׁ֥בְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(neḥ·šaḇ·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by him</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">as outsiders?</span><br /><span class="heb">נָכְרִיּ֛וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5237.htm">Strong's 5237: </a> </span><span class="str2">Foreign, alien</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Not only</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has he sold us,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְכָרָ֑נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḵā·rā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4376.htm">Strong's 4376: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but he has</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">certainly squandered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֥אכַל</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the money paid for us.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּסְפֵּֽנוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(kas·pê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/31-15.htm">Genesis 31:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/31-15.htm">Genesis 31:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/31-15.htm">Genesis 31:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/31-15.htm">Genesis 31:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/31-15.htm">Genesis 31:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/31-15.htm">Genesis 31:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/31-15.htm">Genesis 31:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/31-15.htm">Genesis 31:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/31-15.htm">Genesis 31:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/31-15.htm">Genesis 31:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/31-15.htm">OT Law: Genesis 31:15 Aren't we accounted by him as foreigners? 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