New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 35:5-22

5As they journeyedוַיִּסָּ֑עוּvai.yi.Sa.'uH5265, there wasa greatאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430terrorחִתַּ֣תchi.TatH2847upon the citiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834were aroundסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439them, and they did not pursueרָֽדְפ֔וּra.de.FuH7291the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

6So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toLuzל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870(that is, BethelH1008),whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,he and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him.

7He builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196thereשָׁם֙shamH8033,and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121the placeלַמָּק֔וֹםla.ma.KomH4725El-bethelH416,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had revealedנִגְל֤וּnig.LuH1540Himself to him when he fledבְּבָרְח֖וֹbe.va.re.ChoH1272from his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

8NowDeborahדְּבֹרָה֙de.vo.RahH1683,Rebekah’sרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259nurseמֵינֶ֣קֶתmei.Ne.ketH3243,diedוַתָּ֤מָתva.Ta.motH4191,and she was buriedוַתִּקָּבֵ֛רva.ti.ka.VerH6912belowמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478BethelH1008underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the oakהָֽאַלּ֑וֹןha.'a.LonH437;it was namedוַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹvai.yik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034Allon-bacuthH439.

9Then Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290againע֔וֹדodH5750when he cameבְּבֹא֖וֹbe.vo.'OH935from Paddan-aramמִפַּדַּ֣ןmi.pa.DanH6307, and Heblessedוַיְבָ֖רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288him.

10Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to him, “Your nameH8034is Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290;You shall noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerע֜וֹדodH5750be calledיִקָּרֵא֩yi.ka.Re'H7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,But Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be your nameH8034.”Thus He calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121him Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430also saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him, “I amGodאֵ֤ל'elH410Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706;Be fruitfulפְּרֵ֣הpe.RehH6509and multiplyוּרְבֵ֔הu.re.VehH7235;A nationגּ֛וֹיGoyH1471and acompanyוּקְהַ֥לu.ke.HalH6951of nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shallcomeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961from you, Andkingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shallcomeיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318forthH3318from you.

12The landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I gaveנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85and Isaacוּלְיִצְחָ֖קu.le.yitz.ChakH3327,I will giveאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it to you,And I will giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776to yourdescendantsוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֥u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233after you.”

13ThenGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430wentוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up from him in the placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696with him.

14Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290setוַיַּצֵּ֨בvai.ya.TzevH5324upa pillarמַצֵּבָ֗הma.tze.VahH4676in the placeבַּמָּק֛וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696with him, a pillarH4676of stoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68,and he pouredוַיַּסֵּ֤ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258out a drinkנֶ֔סֶךְNe.sekhH5262offeringH5262on it; he also pouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081on it.

15So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290namedוַיִּקְרָ֨א שֵׁ֣םvai.yik.Ra' shemH7121 H8034the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר֩ שָׁ֛ם'a.Sher shamH834 H8033Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had spokenדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696with him,BethelH1008.

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--

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