Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And when her pain was very great, the woman who was helping her said, Have no fear; for now you will have another son.
New American Standard Bible
When she was in severe labor the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for now
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.
Holman Bible
During her difficult labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for you have another son.”
International Standard Version
While she was suffering due to her difficult labor, the midwife told her, "Don't fear! You're going to have another son."
A Conservative Version
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, Fear not, for now thou shall have another son.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; for now thou shalt have another son.
Amplified
When she was in hard labor the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid; you now have another son.”
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when it went hard with her in her childbearing, that the midwife said to her, Fear not; for this also is a son for thee.
Julia Smith Translation
And it will be in her being hard in bringing forth, and the midwife will say to her, Thou shalt not fear, for also this a son to thee.
King James 2000
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; you shall have this son also.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And {when her labor was the most difficult} the midwife said to her, "Do not be afraid {for you have another son}."
Modern King James verseion
And it happened when she was in hard labor in her bearing, the midwife said to her, Do not fear, you shall have this son also.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And as she was in pains of her labour, the midwife said unto her, "Fear not, for thou shalt have this son also."
NET Bible
When her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid, for you are having another son."
New Heart English Bible
When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, "Do not be afraid, for now you will have another son."
The Emphasized Bible
So it came to pass when she was in hard-labour in her child-birth, that the midwife said to her - Do not fear, for this also of thine, is, a son.
Webster
And it came to pass when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
World English Bible
When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid, for now you will have another son."
Youngs Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, in her being sharply pained in her bearing, that the midwife saith to her, 'Fear not, for this also is a son for thee.'
Themes
jacob » Journey » Rachel » death
Rachel » Later productiveness of; becomes the mother of » Benjamin
Interlinear
Qashah
Yalad
Yalad
Yare'
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 35:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Rachel's Death
16 So they went on from Beth-el; and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, the pains of birth came on Rachel and she had a hard time. 17 And when her pain was very great, the woman who was helping her said, Have no fear; for now you will have another son. 18 And in the hour when her life went from her (for death came to her), she gave the child the name Ben-oni: but his father gave him the name of Benjamin.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 30:24
And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.
1 Samuel 4:19-21
And his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was with child and near the time when she would give birth; and when she had the news that the ark of God had been taken and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, her pains came on her suddenly and she gave birth.