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Genesis 35:16-26

16Then they journeyedH5265onH5265from BethelH1008;but when there was stillע֥וֹדodH5750someH3530distanceכִּבְרַת־ הָאָ֖רֶץkiv.rat- ha.'A.retzH3530 H776to goלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toEphrathאֶפְרָ֑תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672,Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354began to giveH3205birthH3205and she sufferedH7185severeH7185difficultiesוַתְּקַ֥שׁva.te.KashH7185in her laborH3205.

17And when she was sufferingH7185severeH7185difficultiesבְהַקְשֹׁתָ֖הּve.hak.sho.TahH7185in her laborבְּלִדְתָּ֑הּbe.lid.TahH3205,the midwifeהַמְיַלֶּ֙דֶת֙ham.ya.Le.detH3205saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, “Do not fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372, foryou have anotherגַם־gam-H1571sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121!”

18And it cameH1961aboutH1961,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).

20And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290setוַיַּצֵּ֧בvai.ya.TzevH5324upH5324a memorialH4676stoneH4676overעַל־'al-H5921her graveקְבֻרָתָ֑הּke.vu.ra.TahH6900; that is thememorialH4676stoneH4676of Rachel’sרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354graveקְבֻֽרַת־ke.vu.rat-H6900to this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

21Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedH5265onH5265and pitchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186his tentאָֽהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168beyondמֵהָ֖לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH4480 H1973thetowerH4029ofH4029EderH4029.

22And it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961aboutוַיִּֽהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961,while Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478was livingבִּשְׁכֹּ֤ןbish.KonH7931in that landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, thatReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב֙vai.yish.KavH7901with his father’sאָבִ֑֔יו'a.VivH1concubineפִּילֶ֣גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370Bilhahבִּלְהָ֖ה֙bil.HahH1090,and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽ֑ל פYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085about it.Now there were twelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290--

23the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812wereReubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205,Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060,then Simeonוְשִׁמְעוֹן֙ve.shim.'OnH8095,Leviוְלֵוִ֣יve.le.ViH3878,Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063,Issacharוְיִשָּׂשכָ֖רve.yi.so.sh.KharH3485,and Zebulunוּזְבוּלֻֽן׃u.ze.vu.LunH2074;

24the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354wereJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃u.vin.ya.MinH1144;

25andthe sonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121of Bilhahבִלְהָה֙vil.HahH1090,Rachel’sרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354femaleH8198slaveH8198, wereDanדָּ֖ןdanH1835and Naphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃ve.naf.ta.LiH5321;

26andthe sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Zilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153,Leah’sלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812femaleH8198slaveH8198, wereGadגָּ֣דgadH1410and Asherוְאָשֵׁ֑רve.'a.SherH836.Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428werethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205to him in Paddan-aramבְּפַדַּ֥ןbe.fa.DanH6307.

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