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Genesis 48:7

CanaanRachelBethlehemCanaanEphrathPaddan
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5 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.

And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Beth-lehem.

8 And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these?

9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

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BSB
Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).
KJV
And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Beth-lehem.
WEB
As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).”
ASV
And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).
DARBY
And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was yet a certain distance to come to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem.
BLB
And I, when I was coming from Paddan, Rachel died upon me in the land of Canaan, on the way, when [there was] a distance of land to go to to Ephrathah. And I buried her there on the way to Ephrath” (that [is], in Bethlehem).
ÅB
For da jeg kom fra Mesopotamia, døde Rakel fra meg i Kana'ans land på reisen, da vi enda hadde et stykke vei igjen til Efrat; og jeg begravde henne der på veien til Efrat, det er Betlehem.
OTB
Da jeg vendte tilbake fra Paddan, døde Rakel i Kanaans land, til min sorg, mens vi fortsatt var på reisen, et lite stykke fra Efrat. Så jeg begravde henne der på veien til Efrat" (det vil si Betlehem).
B1930
For da jeg kom fra Mesopotamia, døde Rakel fra mig i Kana'ans land på reisen, da vi ennu hadde et stykke vei igjen til Efrat; og jeg begravde henne der på veien til Efrat, det er Betlehem.

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  • Matthew 2:18

    In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

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  • Genesis 35:16–19

    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.

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  • Genesis 35:9

    And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him.

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  • Genesis 25:20

    And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

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  • Ruth 1:2

    And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:12

    Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.

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  • 1 Samuel 10:2

    When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

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  • Micah 5:2

    But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

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