New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 35:16-27

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.

21Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַיִּסַּ֖עvai.yi.Sa'H5265on and pitchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186his tentאָֽהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168beyondמֵהָ֖לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH4480 H1973thetowerלְמִגְדַּל־le.mig.dal-H4029ofEderעֵֽדֶר׃'E.derH4029.

22It cameH1961about while Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478was dwellingבִּשְׁכֹּ֤ןbish.KonH7931in that landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, thatReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב֙vai.yish.KavH7901with Bilhahבִּלְהָ֖ה֙bil.HahH1090his father’sאָבִ֑֔יו'a.VivH1concubineפִּילֶ֣גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370,and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽ֑ל פYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it.Now there were twelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290--

23the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812:Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205,Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060,then Simeonוְשִׁמְעוֹן֙ve.shim.'OnH8095and Leviוְלֵוִ֣יve.le.ViH3878and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063and Issacharוְיִשָּׂשכָ֖רve.yi.so.sh.KharH3485and Zebulunוּזְבוּלֻֽן׃u.ze.vu.LunH2074;

24the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354:Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃u.vin.ya.MinH1144;

25andthe sonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121of Bilhahבִלְהָה֙vil.HahH1090,Rachel’sרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354maidשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198:Danדָּ֖ןdanH1835and Naphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃ve.naf.ta.LiH5321;

26andthe sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Zilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153,Leah’sלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812maidשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198:Gadגָּ֣דgadH1410and Asherוְאָשֵׁ֑רve.'a.SherH836.Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205to him in Paddan-aramבְּפַדַּ֥ןbe.fa.DanH6307.

27Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327atMamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471ofKiriath-arbaH7153(that is, Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275),whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֥ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85and Isaacוְיִצְחָֽק׃ve.yitz.ChakH3327had sojournedגָּֽר־gar-H1481.

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