Genesis 31:14 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 31:14

And Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father’s house?

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him,.... One after another, and their answers agreeing, are put together; it may be Rachel answered in the name of Leah, and for herself, since she is mentioned first, and the verb is singular.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתַּ֤עַן	va.Ta.'an	and she answered	H6030 →
רָחֵל֙	ra.Chel	Rachel	H7354 →
וְלֵאָ֔ה	ve.le.'Ah	and Leah	H3812 →
וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה	va.to.Mar.nah	and they said	H559 →
ל֑וֹ	lo	to <the> him
הַע֥וֹד	ha.'od	¿ still	H5750 →
לָ֛נוּ	La.nu	[belong] to <the> us
חֵ֥לֶק	Che.lek	[does] a share	H2506 →
וְנַחֲלָ֖ה	ve.na.cha.Lah	and an inheritance	H5159 →
בְּבֵ֥ית	be.Veit	in [the] household of	H1004 →
אָבִֽינוּ׃	'a.Vi.nu	father our	H1 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Through
Genesis 2:24
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
leads to
- Matthew 19:3–9
  Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
- Ephesians 5:28–31
  In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
- Mark 10:6–12
  However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’
- Romans 7:2
  For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage.
- 1 Peter 3:1–7
  Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
Through
Ruth 4:11
“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel.…
leads to
- Genesis 29:32
  And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
- Micah 5:2
  But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
- Matthew 2:6
  ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people…

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About Genesis