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Genesis 35:16 Interlinear

And they journeyed from Bethel and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath labour and Rachel and she had hard labour

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיִּסְעוּ֙H5265And they journeyedproperly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e., start on a journey
2מִבֵּ֣יתH0
3אֵ֔לH1008from Bethelbeth-el, a place in palestine
4וַֽיְהִיH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
5ע֥וֹדH5750and there was butproperly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
6כִּבְרַתH3530a littleproperly, length, i.e., a measure (of uncertain dimension)
7הָאָ֖רֶץH776waythe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
8לָב֣וֹאH935to cometo go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
9אֶפְרָ֑תָהH672to Ephrathephrath, another name for bethlehem
10בְּלִדְתָּֽהּ׃H3205labourto bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
11רָחֵ֖לH7354and Rachelrachel, a wife of jacob
12וַתְּקַ֥שׁH7185and she had hardproperly, to be dense, i.e., tough or severe (in various applications)
13בְּלִדְתָּֽהּ׃H3205labourto bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage

Verse Context

Genesis 35:15called And Jacob the name of the place ...
Genesis 35:16 (current)And they journeyed from Bethel and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath labour and Rachel and she had hard labour
Genesis 35:17 And it came to pass when she was in hard labour said labour...

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