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Genesis 35:16-18

16And they journeyedוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265from Beth–elH1008;and there was butע֥וֹדodH5750a littleכִּבְרַת־kiv.rat-H3530wayהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to Ephrathאֶפְרָ֑תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672:and Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354travailedוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205,and she had hardוַתְּקַ֥שׁva.te.KashH7185labourבְּלִדְתָּֽהּ׃be.lid.TahH3205.

17And it came to pass, when she was in hardבְהַקְשֹׁתָ֖הּve.hak.sho.TahH7185labourבְּלִדְתָּ֑הּbe.lid.TahH3205,that the midwifeהַמְיַלֶּ֙דֶת֙ham.ya.Le.detH3205saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559unto her, Fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not; thou shalt have this sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121also.

18And it came to pass, as her soulנַפְשָׁהּ֙naf.ShahH5315was in departingבְּצֵ֤אתbe.TzetH3318, (for she diedמֵ֔תָהMe.tahH4191)that she calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Ben–oniH1126:but his fatherוְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.VivH1calledקָֽרָא־ka.ra'-H7121him Benjaminבִנְיָמִֽין׃vin.ya.MinH1144.

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