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Genesis 35:18

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18And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni;7 wbut his father called him Benjamin.8

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Footnotes

  1. 7Ben-oni could mean son of my sorrow, or son of my strength
  2. 8Benjamin means son of the right hand

Cross references

  1. w[Luke 1:59, 60]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

With her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni, but his father called him Benjamin.

NLTNew Living Translation

Rachel was about to die, but with her last breath she named the baby Ben-oni (which means “son of my sorrow”). The baby’s father, however, called him Benjamin (which means “son of my right hand”).

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And it happened that when her life was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-Oni. But his father called him Benjamin.

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.