King James Version
Genesis 35:17 in the King James Version says “And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son als...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 35 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Genesis 35:17 · KJV
And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.
And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. a little: Heb. a little piece of ground
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.
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. Benoni: that is, The son of my sorrow Benjamin: that is, The son of the right hand
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And it came to pass when she was in hard”
H7185properly, to be dense, i.e., tough or severe (in various applications)
“labour”
H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
“labour”
H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
“not thou shalt have this son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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