New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 35:16-20

16Then they journeyedוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265from BethelH1008;and when there was stillע֥וֹדodH5750someH3530distanceכִּבְרַת־ הָאָ֖רֶץkiv.rat- ha.'A.retzH3530 H776to goלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toEphrathאֶפְרָ֑תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672,Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354began to giveH3205birthH3205and shesufferedH7185severeH7185laborH3205.

17When she was in severeבְהַקְשֹׁתָ֖הּve.hak.sho.TahH7185laborבְּלִדְתָּ֑הּbe.lid.TahH3205the midwifeהַמְיַלֶּ֙דֶת֙ham.ya.Le.detH3205saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, “Do not fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372,for nowגַם־ זֶ֥הgam- zehH1571 H2088you have another sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.”

18It cameוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961about as her soulנַפְשָׁהּ֙naf.ShahH5315was departingבְּצֵ֤אתbe.TzetH3318(for she diedמֵ֔תָהMe.tahH4191),that she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034himBen-oniH1126;but his fatherוְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.VivH1calledקָֽרָא־ka.ra'-H7121himBenjaminבִנְיָמִֽין׃vin.ya.MinH1144.

19SoRachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354diedוַתָּ֖מָתva.Ta.motH4191and was buriedוַתִּקָּבֵר֙va.ti.ka.VerH6912on the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870toEphrathאֶפְרָ֔תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672(that is, BethlehemH1035).

20Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290setוַיַּצֵּ֧בvai.ya.TzevH5324up a pillarמַצֵּבָ֖הma.tze.VahH4676overעַל־'al-H5921her graveקְבֻרָתָ֑הּke.vu.ra.TahH6900; that is thepillarH4676of Rachel’sרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354graveקְבֻֽרַת־ke.vu.rat-H6900to this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

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