Genesis 31:15
What does Genesis 31:15 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 31:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Are we not as people from a strange country to him? for he took a price for us and now it is all used up.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862have we not been reckoned strangers to him? for he hath sold us, and he also utterly consumeth our money;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Hath he not counted us as strangers, and sold us, and eaten up the price of us?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Are we not reckoned of him strangers? for he has sold us, and has even constantly devoured our money.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 29:27
Fulfil the week of this one, and we will give thee the other also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
- 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 wherewith I have served thee.
- Genesis 31:41
These twenty years have I 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.
- Nehemiah 5:8
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, that were sold unto the nations; and would ye even sell your brethren, and should they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word.
- Exodus 21:7
And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants do.
- Genesis 29:15
And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
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