And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
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Verse 46 is found in chapter 27 of Genesis. Jacob obtains the blessing intended for Esau through deception. The decision causes a family rupture and forces Jacob to leave his home, showing the consequences of rivalry and favoritism.
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Und Rebekka sprach zu Isaak: Mich verdrießt, zu leben vor den Töchter Heth. Wo Jakob ein Weib nimmt von den Töchter Heth wie diese, von den Töchtern des Landes, was soll mir das Leben?
Y dijo Rebeca a Isaac: Fastidio tengo de mi vida, a causa de las hijas de Heth. Si Jacob toma mujer de las hijas de Heth, como éstas, de las hijas de esta tierra, ¿para qué quiero la vida?
Rebecca dit à Isaac: Je suis dégoûtée de la vie, à cause des filles de Heth. Si Jacob prend une femme, comme celles-ci, parmi les filles de Heth, parmi les filles du pays, à quoi me sert la vie?
E Rebecca disse ad Isacco: La vita mi è noiosa per cagion di queste Hittee; se Giacobbe prende moglie delle figliuole degli Hittei, quali son queste che son delle donne di questo paese, che mi giova il vivere?
E disse Rebeca a Isaque: Enfadada estou da minha vida, por causa das filhas de Hete; se Jacó tomar mulher das filhas de Hete, como estas são, das filhas desta terra, para que me servirá a vida?
利百加 對 以撒 說:「我因這 赫 人的女子活得不耐煩了;倘若 雅各 也從本地女子中娶像這樣的 赫 人女子為妻,我為甚麼要活著呢?」
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