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Benjamin Born, Rachel Dies

Genesis 35:19

In 11 translations

BSB
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
KJV
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.
WEB
Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).
ASV
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).
LSV
and Rachel dies, and is buried in the way to Ephratha, which [is] Beth-Lehem,
YLT
and Rachel dieth, and is buried in the way to Ephratha, which [is] Bethlehem,
DBY
And Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which [is] Bethlehem.
DRC
So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata, this is Bethlehem.
GNV
Thus died Rahel, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.
JPS
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath — the same is Beth-lehem.
LXXE
So Rachel died, and was buried in the way of the course of Ephratha, this is Bethleem.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וַתָּ֖מָת רָחֵ֑ל וַתִּקָּבֵר֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶפְרָ֔תָה הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃
LXX-Br
Ἀπέθανε δὲ Ῥαχὴλ, καὶ ἐτάφη ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ τοῦ ἱπποδρόμου Ἐφραθᾶ· αὕτη ἐστὶ Βηθλεέμ.

Who and where

👤 Rachel📍 Bethlehem📍 Ephrath◆ Rachel dies giving birth to Benjamin

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Micah 5:2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel — One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
  • Genesis 48:7Now 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).
  • Ruth 1:2The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
  • Ruth 4:11“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah…
  • Matthew 2:6‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
  • Matthew 2:1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
  • Micah 6:2Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
  • Matthew 2:16–18When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had…
  • Joshua 19:15It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.

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