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Genesis 31:15

Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.

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הֲל֧וֹאhalono , -r,לֹאparticle, interrogative, particle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…נָכְרִיּ֛וֹתnakheriotstrangeנׇכְרִיadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “strange”, the ordinary formH5237strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).נֶחְשַׁ֥בְנוּnechshavnvregardחָשַׁבverb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “regard”, a completed actionH2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute(make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.ל֖וֹlvotoל֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toכִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…מְכָרָ֑נוּmekharanvsellמָכַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “sell”, a completed actionH4376to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)[idiom] at all, sell (away, -er, self).וַיֹּ֥אכַלvayokhaland eatאָכַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and eat”, the next action in the storyH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.אָכ֖וֹלakholeatאָכַלverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “eat”, the verb used for emphasisH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כַּסְפֵּֽנוּkaspenvmoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “money”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Are we not accounted by him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our price.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.

Young’s Literal Translation

have we not been reckoned strangers to him? for he hath sold us, and he also utterly consumeth our money;

World English Bible

Aren’t we considered as foreigners by him? For he has sold us, and has also used up our money.

Darby Translation

Are we not reckoned of him strangers? for he has sold us, and has even constantly devoured our money.

Douay-Rheims

Hath he not counted us as strangers and sold us, and eaten up the price of us?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Are we not accounted by him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our price.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Are we not considered strangers by him? for he has sold us, and quite devoured our money.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐχ ὡς αἱ ἀλλότριαι λελογίσμεθα αὐτῷ; πέπρακε γὰρ ἡμᾶς, καὶ καταβρώσει κατέφαγε τὸ ἀργύριον ἡμῶν.