Genesis 35:18

In 11 translations

BSB

And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.Ben-oni could mean son of my sorrow or son of my strength.Benjamin means son of my right hand.

KJV

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.Ben-oni: that is, The son of my sorrowBenjamin: that is, The son of the right hand

WEB

As her soul was departing (for she died), she named him Benoni, but his father named him Benjamin.“Benoni” means “son of my trouble”.“Benjamin” means “son of my right hand”.

ASV

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.

LSV

And it comes to pass in the going out of her soul (for she died), that she calls his name Ben-Oni; and his father called him Benjamin;

YLT

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;

DBY

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.

DRC

And when her soul was departing for pain, and death was now at hand, she called the name of her son Benoni, that is, The son of my pain: but his father called him Benjamin, that is, The son of the right hand.

GNV

Then as she was about to yeelde vp the Ghost (for she died) she called his name Ben-oni, but his father called him Beniamin.

JPS

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.

LXXE

And it came to pass in her giving up the ghost (for she was dying), that she called his name, The son of my pain; but his father called his name Benjamin.

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WLC

וַיְהִ֞י בְּצֵ֤את נַפְשָׁהּ֙ כִּ֣י מֵ֔תָה וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ בֶּן־אוֹנִ֑י וְאָבִ֖יו קָֽרָא־ל֥וֹ בִנְיָמִֽין׃

LXX-Br

Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ ἀφιέναι αὐτὴν τὴν ψυχὴν, ἀπέθνησκε γὰρ, ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, υἱὸς ὀδύνης μου· ὁ δὲ πατὴρ ἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Βενιαμίν.

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• 1 Samuel 4:20–21As she was dying, the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!” But she did not respond or pay any heed. And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from…
• Acts 7:59While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
• 1 Chronicles 4:9Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
• Luke 23:46Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
• Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
• Psalms 16:10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
• Genesis 42:38But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”
• Psalms 80:17Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.
• Genesis 42:4But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm might befall him.”
• Lamentations 2:12They cry out to their mothers: “Where is the grain and wine?” as they faint like the wounded in the streets of the city, as their lives fade away in the arms of their mothers.
• Genesis 44:27–31And your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons. When one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since. Now if you also take this one from…
• Exodus 12:7They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.
• Genesis 43:14May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
• Genesis 30:1When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.

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