¹⁷And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; ^zthou shalt have this son also. ¹⁸And 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.

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zch. 30:24. 1 Sam. 4:20.
||That is, The son of my sorrow.
||That is, The son of the right hand.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for you have another son.” And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to her, “Don’t despair, for you have another son.” As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

During her difficult labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for you have another son.” With her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni, but his father called him Benjamin.

NLTNew Living Translation

After a very hard delivery, the midwife finally exclaimed, “Don’t be afraid—you have another son!” 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 when her labor was the most difficult the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid for you have another son.” 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.