19 So (A)Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to (B)Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem), 20 and Jacob set up a pillar over her tomb. It is (C)the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day.

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19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath(A) (that is, Bethlehem(B)). 20 Over her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day(C) that pillar marks Rachel’s tomb.(D)

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As for me, when I came from Paddan, to my sorrow (A)Rachel died in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance[a] to go to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 48:7 Or about two hours' distance

As I was returning from Paddan,[a](A) to my sorrow(B) Rachel died in the land of Canaan while we were still on the way, a little distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).(C)

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  1. Genesis 48:7 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia

When you depart from me today, you will meet two men by (A)Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, (B)‘The donkeys that you went to seek are found, and now (C)your father has ceased to care about the donkeys and is anxious about you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?”’

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When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb,(A) at Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys(B) you set out to look for have been found. And now your father has stopped thinking about them and is worried(C) about you. He is asking, “What shall I do about my son?”’

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