መጽሐፈ ኩፋሌ 25:4
ከዚያ ያዕቆብ ከእናቱ ርብቃ ጋር ተነጋገረና እንዲህ አለት፦ እናቴ ሆይ፣ አሁን የዓመታት ዘጠኝ ሳምንታት ደረስሁ፤ ሴት አላወቅሁም፤ አልነካሁም አልተጋበዝሁምም፤ እንኳን ከነዓን ልጆች መካከል ማግባትን አልያሰብሁም።
ከዚያ ያዕቆብ ከእናቱ ርብቃ ጋር ተነጋገረና እንዲህ አለት፦ እናቴ ሆይ፣ አሁን የዓመታት ዘጠኝ ሳምንታት ደረስሁ፤ ሴት አላወቅሁም፤ አልነካሁም አልተጋበዝሁምም፤ እንኳን ከነዓን ልጆች መካከል ማግባትን አልያሰብሁም።
Then Jacob spoke with his mother Rebecca and said to her: 'Mother, I am now nine weeks of years [= 63 years] and have known no woman. I have neither touched (one) nor become engaged (to one), nor have I even considered marrying any women of all the descendants of Canaan's daughters.
Then Jacob spoke with his mother Rebecca and said to her: ‘Mother, I am now nine weeks of years [= 63 years] and have known no woman. I have neither touched (one) nor become engaged (to one), nor have I even considered marrying any women of all the descendants of Canaan’s daughters.