Genesis 35:18
And it came to pass, as her nefesh was in departing, (for she died) that she called shmo Ben-Oni (Son of Affliction); but aviv called him Binyamin.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
19And Rachel died, and was buried on the derech to Ephratah, which is Beit-Lechem.
Cross References
Genesis 35:24The Bnei Rachel: Yosef, and Binyamin;
Genesis 42:38And he said, Beni (my son) shall not go down with you; for achiv is dead, and he is left alone; if ason (harm, evil) befall him on the derech in which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hair in yagon (sorrow) to Sheol.
Genesis 44:27And thy eved Avi said unto us, Ye know that my wife bore me two banim;
Exodus 12:7And they shall take of the dahm, and strike it upon the two mezuzot (doorposts) and on the mashkof (lintel) of the batim (houses), wherein they shall eat it.
1 Chronicles 4:9And Yabetz was more honorable than his brethren; and immo (his mother) called shmo Yabetz, saying, Because I bore him beotzev (with sorrow).
Psalms 80:17It is burned with eish, it is cut down; 1 they perish at the ge'arah (rebuke) of Thy countenance. 1
Matthew Henry on Genesis 35:17-21
Death of Rachel. ( b. c. 1732.) 16 And they journeyed from Beth-el; 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 Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin. 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem. 20 And… Read the whole commentary →