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Genesis 35:17

Comfort

15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el.

16 And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.

18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.

19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
During her severe labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you are having another son.”
KJV
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
WEB
When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for now you will have another son.”
ASV
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; for now thou shalt have another son.
DARBY
And it came to pass when it went hard with her in her childbearing, that the midwife said to her, Fear not; for this also is a son for thee.
BLB
And it came to pass, when she having difficulty in giving birth, that the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for also this [is] a son for you.”
ÅB
Og under hennes hårde fødsel sa jordmoren til henne: Frykt ikke; for også denne gang får du en sønn.
OTB
Under hennes intense fødsel sa jordmoren til henne: «Frykt ikke, for du har enda en sønn.»
B1930
Og under hennes hårde fødsel sa jordmoren til henne: Frykt ikke; for også denne gang får du en sønn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 30:24

    And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:19–21

    And his daughter in law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.

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