Genesis
Genesis 27:46
46Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women.b If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”
Footnotes
- b 27:46 Or daughters of Heth
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Rebekah | רִבְקָה֙ | riḇ·qāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7259 Rebekah |
| said | וַתֹּ֤אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Isaac | יִצְחָ֔ק | yiṣ·ḥāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
| I am weary | קַ֣צְתִּי | qaṣ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6973 feel a loathing, abhorrence, sickening dread |
| of my life | בְחַיַּ֔י | ḇə·ḥay·yay | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H2416 alive, living |
| because of | מִפְּנֵ֖י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| these Hittite | חֵ֑ת | ḥêṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2845 Cheth |
| women | בְּנ֣וֹת | bə·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H1323 daughter |
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| Jacob | יַ֠עֲקֹב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| takes | לֹקֵ֣חַ | lō·qê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| a Hittite | חֵ֤ת | ḥêṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2845 Cheth |
| wife | אִשָּׁ֨ה | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| from | מִבְּנֽוֹת־ | mib·bə·nō·wṯ- | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct | H1323 daughter |
| among them | כָּאֵ֙לֶּה֙ | kā·’êl·leh | Preposition-k; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| what good | לָ֥מָּה | lām·māh | Preposition-l; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is my | לִּ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| life | חַיִּֽים׃ | ḥay·yîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
Cross-references
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Genesis 26:34–35 · Genesis 24:3 · Genesis 28:8 · Genesis 34:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.