Genesis 31:43 meaning and explanation
But Laban answered Jacob, “These daughters are my daughters, these sons are my sons, and these flocks are my flocks! Everything you see is mine! Yet what can I do today about these daughters of mine or the children they have borne?
Genesis 31:43, Berean Standard Bible
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Laban answers Jacob's long protest with a sweeping claim: the daughters, sons and flocks all belong to him. He is the host and kinsman who has just been outmaneuvered, and his words are the defensive speech of a man losing control rather than a legal claim he can enforce.
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