I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Kena`anim, among whom I live.
Genesis 27:46 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Rivka said to Yitzchak, *I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Chet. If Ya`akov takes a wife of the daughters of Chet, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good will my life do me?* Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth [these wives of Esau]! If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth such as these Hittite girls around here, what good will my life be to me? American Standard Version (1901) 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, of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me? Common English Bible Rebekah then said to Isaac, “I really loathe these Hittite women. If Jacob marries one of the Hittite women, like the women of this land, why should I go on living?” Catholic Public Domain Version And Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob accepts a wife from the stock of this land, I would not be willing to live." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Rebecca said to Isaac: I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the stock of this land, I choose not to live. |
I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Kena`anim, among whom I live.
Esav saw that the daughters of Kena`an didn't please Yitzchak, his father.
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
*Oh that you would hide me in She'ol, that you would keep me secret, until your wrath is past, that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me!
I loathe my life. I don't want to live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
Therefore now, LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.*
God said to Yonah, *Is it right for you to be angry about the vine?* He said, *I am right to be angry, even to death.*
If you deal thus with me, please kill me out of hand, if I have found favor in your sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.