BibleWord.ai› Bible› Genesis› Chapter 31› Verse 15

Genesis 31:15

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 31:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.
Genesis 31:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 31

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
13I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst a pillar, where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity.
14And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father`s house?
15Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.
16For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children`s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
17Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the camels;
18and he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gathered, the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, to go to Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan.
← Genesis 31:14Genesis 31:16 →
← Full Chapter 31 Genesis Overview

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Are we not accounted of him strangers? etc.] He had not treated them as children, nor even as freeborn persons; but as if they were foreigners that he had taken in war, or bought of others; or at least, that they were born bondmaids in his house, and so had a right to sell them as he had: for he hath sold us; he had sold them to Jacob for fourteen years’ service, as if they had been his slaves, instead of giving dowries with them as his children: and hath quite devoured also our money; that which he got by the servitude of Jacob, instead of giving it to them as their portion; he spent it on himself and his sons, and there was nothing left for them.”
Read attributed excerpt →

Related study paths

Read Genesis 31 in contextBrowse Hebrew word studiesOpen this verse in the study reader

Sources and verification