Genesis 35:17 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 35:17

15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, ^aBethel.

Death of Rachel

16 Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth, and she had hard labor.

17 Now it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, “Do not fear; ^ayou will have this son also.”

18 And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name¹ Ben-Oni; but his father called him Benjamin.

19 So ^aRachel died and was buried on the way to ^bEphrath (that is, Bethlehem).

20 And Jacob set a pillar on her grave, which is the pillar of Rachel’s grave ^ato this day.

21 Then Israel journeyed and pitched his tent beyond ^athe tower of Eder.

22 And it happened, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and ^alay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel heard about it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

Jacob’s Twelve Sons

23 the sons of Leah were ^aReuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;

24 the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin;

25 the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s maidservant, were Dan and Naphtali;

26 and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s maidservant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Padan Aram.

Death of Isaac

27 Then Jacob came to his father Isaac at ^aMamre, or ^bKirjath Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had dwelt.

28 Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 35:17

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, Do not be afraid; you shall have this son also.

Contemporary English Version
She was having a rough time, but the woman who was helping her said, "Don't worry! It's a boy."

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
When her labor pains were at their worst, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid, Rachel; it's another boy."

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

New American Standard Bible
When she was in severe labor the midwife said to her, "Do not fear, for now you have another son."

New International Version
And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid, for you have another son."

New King James Version
Now it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, “Do not fear; you will have this son also.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When she found herself in severe labor the midwife said to her, "Do not fear, for now you have another son."

Revised Standard Version
And when she was in her hard labor, the midwife said to her, "Fear not; for now you will have another son."

Young's Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, in her being sharply pained in her bearing, that the midwife saith to her, `Fear not, for this also `is' a son for thee.'

New English Translation
When her labor was at its hardest,¹ the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for you are having another son.”²

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