Genesis 35:16-21
Legacy Standard Bible
16 Then they journeyed from Bethel; and there was still some distance to go to (A)Ephrath, and Rachel gave birth, and she [a]suffered severely in her labor. 17 Now it happened that when she was in severe labor the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for now (B)you have another son.” 18 Now it happened as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him [b]Ben-oni; but his father called him [c]Benjamin. 19 So (C)Rachel died and was buried on the way to (D)Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). 20 And Jacob set up a pillar over her grave; that is the (E)pillar of Rachel’s grave to this day. 21 Then Israel journeyed on and pitched his tent beyond the [d](F)tower of [e]Eder.
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- Genesis 35:16 Lit had difficulty in her giving birth
- Genesis 35:18 Lit the son of my sorrow
- Genesis 35:18 Lit the son of the right hand
- Genesis 35:21 Heb Migdal-eder
- Genesis 35:21 Or flock
Genesis 35:16-21
Common English Bible
Benjamin’s birth and Rachel’s death
16 They left Bethel, and when they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into hard labor. 17 During her difficult labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid. You have another son.” 18 As her life faded away, just before she died, she named him Ben-oni,[a] but his father named him Benjamin.[b] 19 Rachel died and was buried near the road to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem. 20 Jacob set up a pillar on her grave. It’s the pillar on Rachel’s tomb that’s still there today. 21 Israel continued his trip and pitched his tent farther on near the tower of Eder.
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- Genesis 35:18 Or my suffering son
- Genesis 35:18 Or right-hand son or strong son
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