Genesis 35:17

And as she was in paynes of hir laboure the mydwyfe sayde vnto her: feare not for thou shalt haue this sonne also.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The 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.

In Context

16And they departed from Bethel and when he was but a feld brede from Ephrath Rahel began to trauell. And in travelynge she was in perell.

18Then as hir soule was a departinge that she must dye: she called his name Ben Oni. But his father called him Ben Iamin.

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Cross References

Genesis 30:24And she called his name Ioseph saynge The lorde geue me yet a nother sonne.

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 →

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