Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 35:8-20

8Now Deborahדְּבֹרָה֙de.vo.RahH1683,Rebekah’sרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259nurseמֵינֶ֣קֶתmei.Ne.ketH3243,diedוַתָּ֤מָתva.Ta.motH4191and was buriedוַתִּקָּבֵ֛רva.ti.ka.VerH6912underמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the oakהָֽאַלּ֑וֹןha.'a.LonH437belowתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478BethelH1008.So Jacob namedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121itשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Allon-bacuthH439.

9After Jacob had returnedבְּבֹא֖וֹbe.vo.'OH935fromמִפַּדַּ֣ןmi.pa.DanH6307Paddan-aramאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758,Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toאֶֽל־'el-H413himיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290againע֔וֹדodH5750and blessedוַיְבָ֖רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288himאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.

10And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to him, “Thoughyour nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034is Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,you will noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerע֜וֹדodH5750be calledיִקָּרֵא֩ שִׁמְךָ֙yi.ka.Re' shim.KhaH7121 H8034Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290.Insteadכִּ֤י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518,your nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”So God namedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11And Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430toldוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559him, “Iאֲנִ֨י'a.NiH589am Godאֵ֤ל'elH410Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706.Be fruitfulפְּרֵ֣הpe.RehH6509and multiplyוּרְבֵ֔הu.re.VehH7235.A nationגּ֛וֹיGoyH1471—even a companyוּקְהַ֥לu.ke.HalH6951of nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471—shall comeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961from youמִמֶּ֑ךָּmi.Me.kaH4480,and kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shall descendיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318from youמֵחֲלָצֶ֥יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504.

12וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853The landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I gaveנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85and Isaacוּלְיִצְחָ֖קu.le.yitz.ChakH3327I will giveאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414to you,and I will giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853this landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776to your descendantsוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֥u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233after youאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.”

13Then Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430went upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927fromמֵעָלָ֖יוme.'a.LavH5921the placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696with himאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854.

14So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290set upוַיַּצֵּ֨בvai.ya.TzevH5324a pillarמַצֵּבָ֗הma.tze.VahH4676in the placeבַּמָּק֛וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godhad spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696with himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854—a stoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68markerמַצֶּ֣בֶתma.Tze.vetH4678—and he poured outוַיַּסֵּ֤ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258a drink offeringנֶ֔סֶךְNe.sekhH5262on itעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921and anointed itוַיִּצֹ֥ק עָלֶ֖יהָvai.yi.Tzok 'a.Lei.haH3332 H5921with oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081.

15Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290אֶת־'et-H853calledוַיִּקְרָ֨א שֵׁ֣םvai.yik.Ra' shemH7121 H8034the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had spokenדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696with himאִתּ֥וֹ'i.ToH854Bethelשָׁ֛םshamH8033 H1008.

16Later, they set outוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265fromמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1008Bethelאֵ֔ל'ElH1008,and while they wereוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961stillע֥וֹדodH5750some distanceכִּבְרַת־ הָאָ֖רֶץ לָב֣וֹאkiv.rat- ha.'A.retz la.Vo'H3530 H776 H935from Ephrathאֶפְרָ֑תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672,Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354began to give birthוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205,and her laborבְּלִדְתָּֽהּ׃be.lid.TahH3205was difficultוַתְּקַ֥שׁva.te.KashH7185.

17Duringוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961her severeבְהַקְשֹׁתָ֖הּve.hak.sho.TahH7185laborבְּלִדְתָּ֑הּbe.lid.TahH3205,the midwifeהַמְיַלֶּ֙דֶת֙ham.ya.Le.detH3205saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588youare havingזֶ֥הzehH2088anotherגַם־gam-H1571sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.”

18Andוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961with her lastבְּצֵ֤אתbe.TzetH3318breathנַפְשָׁהּ֙naf.ShahH5315—forכִּ֣יkiH3588she was dyingמֵ֔תָהMe.tahH4191—she named himוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034Ben-oniH1126.But his fatherוְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.VivH1calledקָֽרָא־ka.ra'-H7121himBenjaminבִנְיָמִֽין׃vin.ya.MinH1144.

19So Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354diedוַתָּ֖מָתva.Ta.motH4191and was buriedוַתִּקָּבֵר֙va.ti.ka.VerH6912on the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870to Ephrathאֶפְרָ֔תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672(that isהִ֖וא בֵּ֥יתhi' beitH1931 H1035,Bethlehemלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH1035).

20Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290set upוַיַּצֵּ֧בvai.ya.TzevH5324a pillarמַצֵּבָ֖הma.tze.VahH4676on herעַל־'al-H5921graveקְבֻרָתָ֑הּke.vu.ra.TahH6900;itהִ֛ואhi'H1931marksמַצֶּ֥בֶתma.Tze.vetH4678Rachel’sרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354tombקְבֻֽרַת־ke.vu.rat-H6900toעַד־'ad-H5704this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

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