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Rachelרָחֵלand Leahוְלֵאָהansweredוַתַּעַןand saidוַתֹּאמַרְנָהto him,לוֹ“Is there stillהַעוֹדfor usלָנוּa portionחֵלֶקor an inheritanceוְנַחֲלָהin the houseבְּבֵיתof our father?אָבִינוּ
Genesis 31:14
Study it in the app“Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, “Is there still for us a portion or an inheritance in the house of our father?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 31:14, word by word
- Rachelרָחֵלrachel
Rachel
Rachel, younger daughter of Laban, Jacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Her name means "ewe".
Where else “rachel” appears- and Leahלֵאָהlea
Leah
Leah, elder daughter of Laban and Jacob's first wife; mother of six of his sons and of Dinah.
Where else “lea” appears- answeredתַּעַןtaan
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “taan” appears- and saidתֹּאמַרְנָהtomarna
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomarna” appears- a portionחֵלֶקchelek
portion
What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".
Where else “chelek” appears- or an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachala” appears- in the houseבֵיתvet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appears- of our fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears
The context
13I am El of Bethel, where you anointed a standing stone, where you made to me a vow. Now get up, leave this land and return to the land of your kindred.’”
14 · This verse (above)
15Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he sold us, and he has also completely eaten up our silver.
To study Genesis 31 in a group
1. What it says
Why did Jacob leave Laban’s house, and what did Elohim say to Laban in a dream (vv. 3, 24)?
2. What it means
What does the heap of stones mean as a witness between Jacob and Laban (vv. 44-50)?
3. How I live it
How can you close a conflict with someone in a clear and peaceful way?