They traveled on from Bethel, and when Ephrath was still some distance away, Rachel went into labor -- and her labor was hard.

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

But as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, Rachel died -- to my sorrow -- in the land of Canaan. It happened along the way, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there on the way to Ephrath" (that is, Bethlehem).