And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?
Rachel and Leah spoke in answer to Jacob's proposal to leave Laban and return to his kindred in Canaan with his wives and children. Before they answered, Jacob had told them that God had commanded his return, that Laban's countenance was no longer toward him as before, that he had served Laban with all his power, that Laban had deceived him and changed his wages ten times while God had suffered him not to be hurt, and that God in a dream had directed him to leave.
By asking if any portion or inheritance remained for them in their father's house, they meant that none was left to them, that they had been wronged and denied their rightful share, and their question expressed dissatisfaction with their father's dealings and agreed with and supported leaving with Jacob. They felt Laban had treated them as strangers and as property sold, had selfishly kept the dowry that should have been given to them, had given them no benefit from Jacob's service, and had consumed the money connected with them.
They regarded the wealth God had taken from their father as belonging to them and to their children. They urged Jacob to do whatsoever God had said to him.
Rachel and Leah spoke in answer to Jacob's proposal to leave Laban and return to his kindred in Canaan with his wives and children. Before they answered, Jacob had told them that God had commanded his return, that Laban's countenance was no longer toward him as before, that he had served Laban with all his power, that Laban had deceived him and changed his wages ten times while God had suffered him not to be hurt, and that God in a dream had directed him to leave.
By asking if any portion or inheritance remained for them in their father's house, they meant that none was left to them, that they had been wronged and denied their rightful share, and their question expressed dissatisfaction with their father's dealings and agreed with and supported leaving with Jacob. They felt Laban had treated them as strangers and as property sold, had selfishly kept the dowry that should have been given to them, had given them no benefit from Jacob's service, and had consumed the money connected with them.
They regarded the wealth God had taken from their father as belonging to them and to their children. They urged Jacob to do whatsoever God had said to him.