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Genesis 35:16-18
International Standard Version
Genesis 35:16-18
International Standard Version
Rachel Dies in Childbirth
16 Later, they set out from Beth-el. While still a long way[a] from Ephrathah, Rachel started to have trouble giving birth. 17 While she was suffering due to her difficult labor, the midwife told her, “Don’t fear! You’re going to have another son.”
18 Just before she died,[b] Rachel called her son’s[c] name Ben-oni,[d] but his father Jacob[e] named him Benjamin.[f]
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- Genesis 35:16 Lit. a distance of land
- Genesis 35:18 Lit. As her soul was departing while she was dying
- Genesis 35:18 Lit. called his
- Genesis 35:18 The Heb. name Ben-oni means child of my pain
- Genesis 35:18 The Heb. lacks Jacob
- Genesis 35:18 The Heb. name Benjamin means child of my right hand
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