Genesis 31:15
New International Version
Does he not regard us as foreigners? Not only has he sold us, but he has used up what was paid for us.

New Living Translation
He has reduced our rights to those of foreign women. And after he sold us, he wasted the money you paid him for us.

English Standard Version
Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and he has indeed devoured our money.

Berean Standard Bible
Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us, but he has certainly squandered what was paid for us.

King James Bible
Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.

New King James Version
Are we not considered strangers by him? For he has sold us, and also completely consumed our money.

New American Standard Bible
Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and has also entirely consumed our purchase price.

NASB 1995
“Are we not reckoned by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and has also entirely consumed our purchase price.

NASB 1977
“Are we not reckoned by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and has also entirely consumed our purchase price.

Legacy Standard Bible
Are we not counted by him as foreigners? For he has sold us and has also entirely consumed our purchase price.

Amplified Bible
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.

Christian Standard Bible
Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? For he has sold us and has certainly spent our purchase price.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? For he has sold us and has certainly spent our money.

American Standard Version
Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.

Contemporary English Version
He treats us like foreigners and has even cheated us out of the bride price that should have been ours.

English Revised Version
Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.

Good News Translation
He treats us like foreigners. He sold us, and now he has spent all the money he was paid for us.

International Standard Version
He's treating us like foreigners. He sold us and spent all of the money that rightfully belonged to us.

Majority Standard Bible
Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us, but he has certainly squandered what was paid for us.

NET Bible
Hasn't he treated us like foreigners? He not only sold us, but completely wasted the money paid for us!

New Heart English Bible
Aren?t we regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and he has used up what was paid for us.

Webster's Bible Translation
Are we not counted by him strangers; for he hath sold us, and hath quite consumed also our money.

World English Bible
Aren’t we considered as foreigners by him? For he has sold us, and has also used up our money.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Have we not been reckoned strangers to him? For he has sold us, and he also utterly consumes our money;

Young's Literal Translation
have we not been reckoned strangers to him? for he hath sold us, and he also utterly consumeth our money;

Smith's Literal Translation
Were we not reckoned strangers by him? for he sold us, and also eating, he ate up our silver.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Hath he not counted us as strangers and sold us, and eaten up the price of us?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Has he not considered us as foreigners, and sold us, and consumed our price?

New American Bible
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!

New Revised Standard Version
Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and he has been using up the money given for us.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Behold, we are counted by him as strangers, for he has sold us, and has squandered also our money.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Behold we are considered as strangers to him, because we are sold and he consumes our money.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Are we not accounted by him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our price.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Are we not considered strangers by him? for he has sold us, and quite devoured our money.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jacob Flees from Laban
14And Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father’s house? 15Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us, but he has certainly squandered what was paid for us. 16Surely 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.”…

Cross References
Genesis 29:20-30
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. ...

Genesis 30:26-30
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.” ...

Genesis 27:43-45
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?”

Genesis 24:35
“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.

Genesis 25:5-6
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.

Genesis 28:2-5
“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.” ...

Genesis 30:31-43
“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.” ...

Genesis 31:7-9
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.

Genesis 31:41-42
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.”

Genesis 32:10
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.

Exodus 21:7-11
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. ...

Deuteronomy 21:15-17
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.

Ruth 4:5-10
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. ...

1 Samuel 18:17-19
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.

1 Kings 21:3-4
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.


Treasury of Scripture

Are we not counted of him strangers? for he has sold us, and has quite devoured also our money.

sold us.

Genesis 31:41
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.

Genesis 29:15-20,27-30
And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? …

Genesis 30:26
Give me 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.

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Genesis 31
1. Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly.
19. Rachel steals her father's household gods.
22. Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong.
34. Rachel's plan to hide the images.
36. Jacob's complaint of Laban.
43. The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed.














Are we not regarded by him as outsiders?
This phrase reflects the deep sense of alienation and betrayal felt by Leah and Rachel towards their father, Laban. In the Hebrew context, the word for "outsiders" can be understood as "foreigners" or "strangers," indicating a lack of familial connection or loyalty. Historically, this sentiment underscores the patriarchal society of the time, where women were often seen as property or bargaining chips. Leah and Rachel's question reveals their awareness of being treated not as beloved daughters but as commodities, highlighting the broken familial relationships and the lack of genuine love and care from Laban.

For he has sold us
The use of the word "sold" is significant, as it implies a transaction rather than a relationship. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, marriage often involved a bride price, but the language here suggests exploitation rather than a customary practice. Leah and Rachel feel as though they have been bartered away for Laban's gain, emphasizing the injustice and greed that characterized their father's dealings. This phrase also foreshadows the eventual liberation and autonomy they seek alongside Jacob, as they recognize their worth beyond material transactions.

and has certainly spent our money
This part of the verse highlights Laban's misuse of what rightfully belonged to his daughters. The Hebrew term for "money" can also be translated as "wealth" or "inheritance," suggesting that Laban squandered the resources that should have been reserved for Leah and Rachel's future. This accusation points to Laban's selfishness and lack of integrity, as he prioritized his own prosperity over the well-being of his family. In a broader scriptural context, this serves as a reminder of the biblical principle of stewardship and the moral obligation to care for one's family and honor commitments.

(15) He hath sold us.--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.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Are we not
הֲל֧וֹא (hă·lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

regarded
נֶחְשַׁ֥בְנוּ (neḥ·šaḇ·nū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 2803: To think, account

by him
ל֖וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

as outsiders?
נָכְרִיּ֛וֹת (nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's 5237: Foreign, alien

Not only
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

has he sold us,
מְכָרָ֑נוּ (mə·ḵā·rā·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural
Strong's 4376: To sell

but he has
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

certainly squandered
וַיֹּ֥אכַל (way·yō·ḵal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

the money paid for us.
כַּסְפֵּֽנוּ׃ (kas·pê·nū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 3701: Silver, money


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