Genesis 35
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Genesis 35:16-27

16Later, they set outH5265 fromH1008 BethelH1008, and while they wereH1961 stillH5750 some distanceH3530H776H935 from EphrathH672, RachelH7354 began to give birthH3205, and her laborH3205 was difficultH7185. 17DuringH1961 her severeH7185 laborH3205, the midwifeH3205 saidH559 to her, “Do notH408 be afraidH3372, forH3588 you are havingH2088 anotherH1571 sonH1121.”

18AndH1961 with her lastH3318 breathH5315—forH3588 she was dyingH4191—she named himH7121H8034 Ben-oniH1126.1 But his fatherH1 calledH7121 him BenjaminH1144.2

19So RachelH7354 diedH4191 and was buriedH6912 on the wayH1870 to EphrathH672 (that isH1931H1035, BethlehemH1035). 20JacobH3290 set upH5324 a pillarH4676 on herH5921 graveH6900; itH1931 marksH4678 Rachel’sH7354 tombH6900 toH5704 this dayH3117.

21Israel againH3478 set outH5265 and pitchedH5186 his tentH168 beyondH1973 the Tower of EderH4029. 22WhileH1961 IsraelH3478 was livingH7931 in thatH1931 regionH776, ReubenH7205 went inH1980 and slept withH7901 his father’sH1 concubineH6370 BilhahH1090, and IsraelH3478H1961 heard about itH8085.

Jacob hadH3290 twelveH8147H6240 sonsH1121:

23The sonsH1121 of LeahH3812 were ReubenH7205 the firstbornH1060 of JacobH3290, SimeonH8095, LeviH3878, JudahH3063, IssacharH3485, and ZebulunH2074. 24The sonsH1121 of RachelH7354 were JosephH3130 and BenjaminH1144. 25The sonsH1121 of Rachel’sH7354 maidservantH8198 BilhahH1090 were DanH1835 and NaphtaliH5321. 26And the sonsH1121 of Leah’sH3812 maidservantH8198 ZilpahH2153 were GadH1410 and AsherH836.

TheseH428 are the sonsH1121 of JacobH3290, whoH834 were bornH3205 to him inH6307 Paddan-aramH758.

27JacobH3290 returnedH935 toH413 his fatherH1 IsaacH3327 at MamreH4471, near Kiriath-arbaH7153 (that isH1931, HebronH2275), whereH834 AbrahamH85 and IsaacH3327 had stayedH1481H8033.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 35:18 Ben-oni could mean son of my sorrow or son of my strength. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 35:18 Benjamin means son of my right hand. ↩

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