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Jacob Flees from Laban

Genesis 31:15

In 11 translations

BSB
Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us, but he has certainly squandered what was paid for us.
KJV
Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.
WEB
Aren’t we considered as foreigners by him? For he has sold us, and has also used up our money.
ASV
Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.
LSV
Have we not been reckoned strangers to him? For he has sold us, and he also utterly consumes our money;
YLT
have we not been reckoned strangers to him? for he hath sold us, and he also utterly consumeth our money;
DBY
Are we not reckoned of him strangers? for he has sold us, and has even constantly devoured our money.
DRC
Hath he not counted us as strangers and sold us, and eaten up the price of us?
GNV
Doeth not he count vs as strangers? for he hath solde vs, and hath eaten vp and consumed our money.
JPS
Are we not accounted by him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our price.
LXXE
Are we not considered strangers by him? for he has sold us, and quite devoured our money.

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Original-language editions

WLC
הֲל֧וֹא נָכְרִיּ֛וֹת נֶחְשַׁ֥בְנוּ ל֖וֹ כִּ֣י מְכָרָ֑נוּ וַיֹּ֥אכַל גַּם־אָכ֖וֹל אֶת־כַּסְפֵּֽנוּ׃
LXX-Br
Οὐχ ὡς αἱ ἀλλότριαι λελογίσμεθα αὐτῷ; πέπρακε γὰρ ἡμᾶς, καὶ καταβρώσει κατέφαγε τὸ ἀργύριον ἡμῶν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 29:15–20Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.” Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel. Leah had…
  • Genesis 30:26Give 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.”
  • Exodus 21:7–11And 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…
  • Genesis 29:27–30Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.” And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as…
  • Nehemiah 5:8and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find…
  • Genesis 31:41Thus 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!

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