Génesis 31:16

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16 Lo cierto es que toda la riqueza que Dios le ha quitado a nuestro padre es nuestra y de nuestros hijos. Por eso, haz ahora todo lo que Dios te ha ordenado.

Génesis 31:16 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 31:16

For all the riches which God hath taken from our father
And given to Jacob for his labour: that [is] ours, and our children's;
it belonged to us by the law of nature, before it came into thine hands; and our right unto it is still more manifest, and is confirmed by the service thou hast done for it, by which means it came into thy possession; and therefore it is no point of conscience with us, nor need it be any with thee especially, to go off with it: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do;
for that must needs be right: this was well spoken indeed; they mean, that he should leave their father's house, and go into the land of Canaan, as God had directed him; and they signified that they were willing: to go along with him.

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Génesis 31:16 In-Context

14 Raquel y Lea le respondieron:鈥擸a no tenemos ninguna parte ni herencia en la casa de nuestro padre.
15 Al contrario, nos ha tratado como si fu茅ramos extranjeras. Nos ha vendido, y se ha gastado todo lo que recibi贸 por nosotras.
16 Lo cierto es que toda la riqueza que Dios le ha quitado a nuestro padre es nuestra y de nuestros hijos. Por eso, haz ahora todo lo que Dios te ha ordenado.
17 Entonces Jacob se prepar贸 y mont贸 a sus hijos y a sus esposas en los camellos,
18 puso en marcha todo su ganado, junto con todos los bienes que hab铆a acumulado en Pad谩n Aram, y se dirigi贸 hacia la tierra de Cana谩n, donde viv铆a su padre Isaac.
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