Genesis 31:14

Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, “Is there any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

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And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?

In Context

13I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar, where you made a vow to me. Now rise up and leave this land and return to the land of your birth.'”

15Are we not treated by him as foreigners? For he has sold us and has also completely devoured our money.

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Cross References

Genesis 29:24Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah, to be her servant.

Ruth 4:11All the people who were in the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built up the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 31:2-17

Jacob's Departure. ( b. c. 1739.) 1 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory. 2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before. 3 And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. 4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, 5 And said unto them, I see your father's… Read the whole commentary →

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