Genesis 31:14-16

31:14 Then Rachel and Leah replied to him, “Do we still have any portion or inheritance ¹  in our father’s house? 31:15 Hasn’t he treated us like foreigners? He not only sold us, but completely wasted ²  the money paid for us! ³  31:16 Surely all the wealth that God snatched away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So now do everything God has told you.”

[31:14]  ¹ tn The two nouns may form a hendiadys, meaning “a share in the inheritance” or “a portion to inherit.”

[31:15]  ² tn Heb “and he devoured, even devouring.” The infinitive absolute (following the finite verb here) is used for emphasis.

[31:15]  ³ tn Heb “our money.” The word “money” is used figuratively here; it means the price paid for Leah and Rachel. A literal translation (“our money”) makes it sound as if Laban wasted money that belonged to Rachel and Leah, rather than the money paid for them.