መጽሐፈ ኩፋሌ 37:17
በዚያን ጊዜ የመሽጉን በሮች ዘጋ፣ ከፍታው ላይ ቆመ ከወንድሙ ከዔሳው ጋር ተናገረው፤ ሚስቴ ስለ ሞተች ለመጽናናት የመጣው ይህ ነውን? ለአባትህና ለእናትህ እስኪሞት ሁለት ጊዜ የተማልክከው መሐላ ይህ ነውን? መሐላውን ጣልተሃል፤ መሐላ ስትማል በዚያች ሰዓት ራስህን ፍርድ ሥር አስገብተሃል አለው።
በዚያን ጊዜ የመሽጉን በሮች ዘጋ፣ ከፍታው ላይ ቆመ ከወንድሙ ከዔሳው ጋር ተናገረው፤ ሚስቴ ስለ ሞተች ለመጽናናት የመጣው ይህ ነውን? ለአባትህና ለእናትህ እስኪሞት ሁለት ጊዜ የተማልክከው መሐላ ይህ ነውን? መሐላውን ጣልተሃል፤ መሐላ ስትማል በዚያች ሰዓት ራስህን ፍርድ ሥር አስገብተሃል አለው።
Then he closed the gates of the tower, stood on the top, and spoke with his brother Esau. He said: 'It is a fine consolation that you have come to give me for my wife who has died. Is this the oath that you swore to your father and your mother two times before he died? You have violated the oath and were condemned in the hour when you swore (it) to your father'.
Then he closed the gates of the tower, stood on the top, and spoke with his brother Esau. He said: ‘It is a fine consolation that you have come to give me for my wife who has died. Is this the oath that you swore to your father and your mother two times before he died? You have violated the oath and were condemned in the hour when you swore (it) to your father’.