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16 Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel was in childbirth, and she had hard labor.
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Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and had great difficulty.
17 When she was in her hard labor, the midwife said to her, "Do not be afraid; for now you will have another son."
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And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to her, “Don’t despair, for you have another son.”
18 As her soul was departing (for she died), she named him Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.
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As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin.
19 So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem),
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So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
20 and Jacob set up a pillar at her grave; it is the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day.
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Over her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day that pillar marks Rachel’s tomb.
21 Israel journeyed on, and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.
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Israel moved on again and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.
22 While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
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While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard of it. Jacob had twelve sons:
23 The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob's firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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The sons of Leah: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.
24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
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The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
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