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15 lines
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## she bore Jacob no children ##
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"she had not given birth to children for Jacob"
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## I will die ##
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Rachel is using hyperbole to show how upset she is about not having children. This could be translated as "I will feel completely worthless." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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## Jacob’s anger was burned against Rachel ##
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The phrase "anger was burned" is an idiom that can be translated as "Jacob was very angry with Rachel." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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## Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children? ##
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This is a rhetorical question that Jacob uses to scold Rachel. It can be translated as a statement: "I am not God! I am not preventing you from having children!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]]) |