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Genesis 31

Gen. 31:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Are we not counted
chashab (Hebrew #2803)
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
KJV usage: (make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.
Pronounce: khaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
of him strangers
nokriy (Hebrew #5237)
strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)
KJV usage: alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).
Pronounce: nok-ree'
Origin: from 5235 (second form)
? for he hath sold
makar (Hebrew #4376)
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
KJV usage: X at all, sell (away, -er, self).
Pronounce: maw-kar'
Origin: a primitive root
usk, and hath quite
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
devoured
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
also our money
keceph (Hebrew #3701)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
KJV usage: money, price, silver(-ling).
Pronounce: keh'-sef
Origin: from 3700
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sold us.
Gen. 31:41• 41These twenty years I [have been] in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock; and thou hast changed my wages ten times. (Gen. 31:41)
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Gen. 29:15‑20,27‑30• 15And Laban said to Jacob, Because thou [art] my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what [shall be] thy wages?
16And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder [was] Leah , and the name of the younger [was] Rachel .
17And the eyes of Leah [were] tender; but Rachel was beautiful of form and beautiful of countenance.
18And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy youngest daughter.
19And Laban said, Better [that] I give her to thee than [that] I should give her to another man: abide with me.
20And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they were in his eyes a few days, for his love to her.
27Fulfill the week of this one; and we will give thee the other also for the service that thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28And Jacob did so, and fulfilled the week; and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife.
29And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his maid-servant for her maid-servant.
30And he went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
(Gen. 29:15‑20,27‑30)
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Gen. 30:26• 26Give [me] my wives for whom I have served thee, and my children, that I may go away, for thou knowest my service which I have served thee. (Gen. 30:26)
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Ex. 21:7‑11• 7And if a man shall sell his daughter as a handmaid, she shall not go out as the bondmen go out.
8If she is unacceptable in the eyes of her master, who had taken her for himself, then shall he let her be ransomed: to sell her unto a foreign people he hath no power, after having dealt unfaithfully with her.
9And if he have appointed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the law of daughters.
10If he take himself another, her food, her clothing, and her conjugal rights he shall not diminish.
11And if he do not these three things unto her, then shall she go out free without money.
(Ex. 21:7‑11)
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Neh. 5:8• 8And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye, even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer. (Neh. 5:8)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Are we not reckoned of him strangers? for he has sold us, and has even constantly devoured our money.

W. Kelly Translation

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