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Genesis 35:18
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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:  
Verse Comparison: Genesis 35:18

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

Amplified® Bible
And as her soul was departing, for she died, she called his name Ben-oni [son of my sorrow]; but his father called him Benjamin [son of the right hand].

Contemporary English Version
Rachel was at the point of death, and right before dying, she said, "I'll name him Benoni." But Jacob called him Benjamin.

Darby English Version
And it came to pass as her soul was departing -- for she died -- that she called his name Benoni; but his father called him Benjamin.

Good News Bible
But she was dying, and as she breathed her last, she named her son Benoni, but his father named him Benjamin.

King James Version
And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.

New American Standard Bible
It came about as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.

New International Version
As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin.

New King James Version
And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-Oni; but his father called him Benjamin.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
It came about as her soul departed (for she died), that she named him Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.

Revised Standard Version
And as her soul was departing (for she died), she called his name Ben-o'ni; but his father called his name Benjamin.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass in the going out of her soul (for she died), that she calleth his name Ben-Oni; and his father called him Benjamin;

New English Translation
With her dying breath,1 she named him Ben-Oni.2 But his father called him Benjamin instead.3


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