Genesis

Genesis 35:16

¹⁶Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Later	וַיִּסְעוּ֙	way·yis·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
they set out	וַיִּסְעוּ֙	way·yis·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
from	מִבֵּ֣ית	mib·bêṯ	Preposition	H1008 Bethel
Bethel	אֵ֔ל	’êl	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel
and while they were	וַֽיְהִי־	way·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
still	ע֥וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
some distance	כִּבְרַת־	kiḇ·raṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3530 distance
from Ephrath	אֶפְרָ֑תָה	’ep̄·rā·ṯāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H672 Ephrath, Bethlehem
Rachel	רָחֵ֖ל	rā·ḥêl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7354 Rachel
began to give birth	וַתֵּ֥לֶד	wat·tê·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
and her labor	בְּלִדְתָּֽהּ׃	bə·liḏ·tāh	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
was difficult	וַתְּקַ֥שׁ	wat·tə·qaš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7185 be hard, severe, fierce

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