KJV King James Version
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
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Genesis 35:17
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
During her severe labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you are having another son.”
WEB World English Bible
When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for now you will have another son.”
ASV 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.
YLT 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.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 35
14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, [even] a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.
16 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
18 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.
19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which [is] Bethlehem.
20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that [is] the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.
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וַיְהִ֥יH1961 · ha.yahto beבְהַקְשֹׁתָ֖הּH7185 · qa.shahto hardenבְּלִדְתָּ֑הּH3205 · ya.ladto begetוַתֹּ֨אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayלָ֤הּH9034 · haherהַמְיַלֶּ֙דֶת֙H3205 · ya.ladto begetאַל־H408 · alnotתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יH3372 · ya.reto fearכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforגַם־H1571 · gamalsoזֶ֥הH2088 · zehthisלָ֖ךְH9032 · khyouבֵּֽן׃H1121 · benson: child
Cross-references
Genesis 30:24And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.1 Samuel 4:19-21And his daughter in law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, [near] to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.
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