Genesis 35:16

Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data

"And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And they

נָסַע

nâçaʻ

H5265

properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney

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from

בֵּית־אֵל

Bêyth-ʼÊl

H1008

Beth-El, a place in Palestine

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and there was but a

מְעַט

mᵉʻaṭ

H4592

a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)

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דֶּרֶךְ

derek

H1870

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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to

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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to

אֶפְרָת

ʼEphrâth

H672

Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem;

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and

רָחֵל

Râchêl

H7354

Rachel, a wife of Jacob

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חָבַל

châbal

H2254

to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturi...

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and she had

קָשָׁה

qâshâh

H7185

properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)

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עָמָל

ʻâmâl

H5999

toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind

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Key Terms in This Verse

Ephrath H672

אֶפְרָת ʼEphrâth

Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem;

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travailed H2254

חָבַל châbal

to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)

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journeyed H5265

נָסַע nâçaʻ

properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney

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hard H7185

קָשָׁה qâshâh

properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)

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Rachel H7354

רָחֵל Râchêl

Rachel, a wife of Jacob

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Bethel H1008

בֵּית־אֵל Bêyth-ʼÊl

Beth-El, a place in Palestine

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labour H5999

עָמָל ʻâmâl

toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind

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little H4592

מְעַט mᵉʻaṭ

a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)

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way H1870

דֶּרֶךְ derek

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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come H935

בּוֹא bôwʼ

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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Cross References

Micah 5:2 cross-reference

But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, f...

Genesis 48:7 cross-reference

And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the s...

1 Chronicles 2:19 cross-reference

And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.

Matthew 2:18 cross-reference

In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

Ruth 1:2 cross-reference

And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and conti...

Psalm 132:6 cross-reference

Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

Genesis 35:19 cross-reference

And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

1 Timothy 2:15 cross-reference

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

Genesis 3:16 cross-reference

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

Matthew 2:16 cross-reference

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and...

2 Kings 5:19 cross-reference

And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

Matthew 2:1 cross-reference

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

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