Genesis 31:15
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Hath he not counted us as strangers, and sold us, and eaten up the price of us?

sold us.

Genesis 31:41 And in this manner have I served thee in thy house twenty years, fourteen for thy daughters, and six for thy flocks: thou hast changed also my wages ten times.

Genesis 29:15-20,27-30 He said to him: Because thou art my brother, shalt thou serve me without wages? Tell me what wages thou wilt have. . . .

Genesis 30:26 Give me my wives, and my children, for whom I have served thee, that I may depart: thou knowest the service that I have rendered thee.

Exodus 21:7-11 If any man sell his daughter to be a servant, she shall not go out as bondwomen are wont to go out. . . .

Nehemiah 5:8 And I said to them: We, as you know, have redeemed according to our ability our brethren the Jews, that were sold to the Gentiles: and will you then sell your brethren, for us to redeem them? And they held their peace, and found not what to answer.

Context
Jacob Flees from Laban
14And Rachel and Lia answered: Have we any thing left among the goods and inheritance of our father's house? 15Hath he not counted us as strangers, and sold us, and eaten up the price of us?16But God hath taken our father's riches, and delivered them to us, and to our children: wherefore, do all that God hath commanded thee.…
Cross References
Genesis 29:20
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel: and they seemed but a few days, because of the greatness of his love.

Genesis 29:23
And at night he brought in Lia, his daughter, to him,

Genesis 31:14
And Rachel and Lia answered: Have we any thing left among the goods and inheritance of our father's house?

Genesis 31:16
But God hath taken our father's riches, and delivered them to us, and to our children: wherefore, do all that God hath commanded thee.

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

regarded
נֶחְשַׁ֥בְנוּ (neḥ·šaḇ·nū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 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 Hebrew 5237: Foreign, alien

Not only
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 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 Hebrew 4376: To sell

but he has
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 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 Hebrew 398: To eat

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


Additional Translations
Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us, but he has certainly squandered the money paid for us.Are we not counted of him strangers? for he has sold us, and has quite devoured also our money.

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

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

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

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

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

Aren't we accounted by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and has also quite devoured our money.

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