KJV ORIGINAL
Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Doesn't he treat us like strangers? He sold us off, and he has completely used up our money too.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The daughters are saying their father treats them like outsiders and has taken advantage of them financially.
📚 Historical Context
This is Rachel and Leah speaking about their father Laban, who had deceived Jacob multiple times and changed his wages repeatedly. In that culture, fathers typically provided dowries for their daughters' marriages, but Laban had instead profited from Jacob's labor for his daughters' hands in marriage. The sisters felt their father had treated them more like property to be sold rather than beloved daughters to be blessed.
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