16 Then they journeyed on from Bethel; but when there was still some distance to go to (A)Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and she suffered severe difficulties in her labor. 17 And when she was suffering severe difficulties in her labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for (B)you have another son!” 18 And it came about, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him [a]Ben-oni; but his father called him [b]Benjamin. 19 So (C)Rachel died and was buried on the way to (D)Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). 20 And Jacob set up a memorial stone over her grave; that is the (E)memorial stone of Rachel’s grave to this day. 21 Then Israel journeyed on and pitched his tent beyond the [c](F)tower of [d]Eder.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:18 I.e., the son of my sorrow
  2. Genesis 35:18 I.e., the son of the right hand
  3. Genesis 35:21 Heb Migdal-eder
  4. Genesis 35:21 Or flock

The Death of Rachel

16 Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when they were still some distance[a] from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor. And she had hard labor. 17 And when her labor was the most difficult[b] the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid for you have another son.”[c] 18 And it happened that when her life was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-Oni.[d] But his father called him Benjamin.[e] 19 And Rachel died and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). 20 And Jacob erected a pillar at her burial site. That is the pillar of the burial site of Rachel unto this day. 21 And Israel journeyed on and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:16 Literally “there was still the stretch of land”
  2. Genesis 35:17 Literally “at her distress at giving birth”
  3. Genesis 35:17 Literally “for this one also to you is a son”
  4. Genesis 35:18 “Son of my sorrow”
  5. Genesis 35:18 “Son of the right hand”
  6. Genesis 35:21 Or “Migdal-Eder”