17{
"verseID": "Genesis.35.17",
"source": "וַיְהִ֥י בְהַקְשֹׁתָ֖הּ בְּלִדְתָּ֑הּ וַתֹּ֨אמֶר לָ֤הּ הַמְיַלֶּ֙דֶת֙ אַל־תִּ֣ירְאִ֔י כִּֽי־גַם־זֶ֥ה לָ֖ךְ בֵּֽן׃",
"text": "And *wayȇhî* in her *bȇhaqšōtāh* in her *bȇlidtāh*, and *wattōʾmer* to her *lāh* the *hamȇyalledet*, *ʾal-tîrȇʾî* because *kî-gam-zeh* to you *lāk* [is] *bēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayȇhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was",
"*bȇhaqšōtāh*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in her having difficulty",
"*bȇlidtāh*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in her giving birth",
"*wattōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*lāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her",
"*hamȇyalledet*": "article + piel participle feminine singular - the midwife",
"*ʾal-tîrȇʾî*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 2nd feminine singular - do not fear",
"*kî-gam-zeh*": "conjunction + adverb + demonstrative pronoun - for also this",
"*lāk*": "preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - to you",
"*bēn*": "masculine singular noun - son"
},
"variants": {
"*bȇhaqšōtāh*": "in her having difficulty/when she labored hard/as she struggled",
"*bȇlidtāh*": "in her giving birth/in her labor/during her delivery",
"*hamȇyalledet*": "the midwife/the one helping her give birth",
"*ʾal-tîrȇʾî*": "do not fear/don't be afraid/fear not",
"*kî-gam-zeh*": "for also this/because this one too/because even this one"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Genesis.35.18",
"source": "וַיְהִ֞י בְּצֵ֤את נַפְשָׁהּ֙ כִּ֣י מֵ֔תָה וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ בֶּן־אוֹנִ֑י וְאָבִ֖יו קָֽרָא־ל֥וֹ בִנְיָמִֽין׃",
"text": "And *wayȇhî* in *bȇṣēʾt* her *nafšāh* as *kî* she *mētâ*, and *wattiqrāʾ* his *šȇmô* *ben-ʾônî*, and his *wȇʾābîw* *qārāʾ-lô* *binyāmîn*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayȇhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was",
"*bȇṣēʾt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - in departing",
"*nafšāh*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her soul",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/that",
"*mētâ*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - she died",
"*wattiqrāʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she called",
"*šȇmô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name",
"*ben-ʾônî*": "masculine singular construct noun + masculine singular noun - son of my sorrow",
"*wȇʾābîw*": "waw consecutive + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his father",
"*qārāʾ-lô*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - called him",
"*binyāmîn*": "proper noun - Benjamin"
},
"variants": {
"*bȇṣēʾt nafšāh*": "in the departing of her soul/as her life was leaving/as she was dying",
"*mētâ*": "she died/she was dying",
"*ben-ʾônî*": "son of my sorrow/son of my suffering/son of my pain",
"*binyāmîn*": "Benjamin/son of the right hand/son of the south"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Genesis.35.19",
"source": "וַתָּ֖מָת רָחֵ֑ל וַתִּקָּבֵר֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶפְרָ֔תָה הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃",
"text": "And *wattāmot* *rāḥēl* and *wattiqābēr* in *bȇderek* *ʾefrātâ*, *hîʾ* *bêt* *lāḥem*.",
"grammar": {
"*wattāmot*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she died",
"*rāḥēl*": "proper noun, subject - Rachel",
"*wattiqābēr*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she was buried",
"*bȇderek*": "preposition + masculine singular construct noun - in the way to",
"*ʾefrātâ*": "proper noun - Ephrath",
"*hîʾ*": "3rd feminine singular personal pronoun - it/she [is]",
"*bêt*": "construct noun - house of",
"*lāḥem*": "proper noun - Lehem/Lahm"
},
"variants": {
"*wattāmot*": "and she died/and she passed away",
"*wattiqābēr*": "and she was buried/and they buried her",
"*bȇderek*": "in the way to/on the road to",
"*ʾefrātâ*": "Ephrath/Ephrata",
"*bêt lāḥem*": "Bethlehem/house of bread"
}
}