Genesis 35:18 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 35:18

And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Hebrew Questions on Genesis (420)

(Verse 18.) And it came to pass, when her soul departed, for she died, that he called her name, 'The Son of my Sorrow'; but his father called his name Benjamin. In Hebrew, the similarity of the name is echoed; for the son of my sorrow, which the dying mother gave him as a name, is called Benoni (). However, the son of the right hand, that is, of strength, which Jacob changed, is called Benjamin. Hence, those who think Benjamin () is interpreted as 'Son of Days' are mistaken.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

As her soul was in departing - Is not this a proof that there is an immortal spirit in man, which can exist separate from and independent of the body? Of Rachel’s death it is said, בצאת נפשה betseth naphshah, in the going away of her soul; her body did not go away, therefore her soul and body must have been distinct. If her breath only had been in tended, נשמה neshamah or רוח ruach would have rather been used, as the first means breath, the latter breath or spirit indifferently.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

She called his name Ben-oni--The dying mother gave this name to her child, significant of her circumstances; but Jacob changed his name into Benjamin. This is thought by some to have been originally Benjamin, "a son of days," that is, of old age. But with its present ending it means "son of the right hand," that is, particularly dear and precious.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֞י	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
בְּצֵ֤את	be.Tzet	when went out	H3318 →
נַפְשָׁהּ֙	naf.Shah	life her	H5315 →
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
מֵ֔תָה	Me.tah	she died	H4191 →
וַתִּקְרָ֥א	va.tik.Ra'	and she called	H7121 →
שְׁמ֖וֹ	she.Mo	name his	H8034 →
בֶּן־	ben-	Ben-	H1126 →
אוֹנִ֑י	'o.Ni	Oni	H1126 →
וְאָבִ֖יו	ve.'a.Viv	and father his	H1 →
קָֽרָא־	ka.ra'-	he called	H7121 →
ל֥וֹ	lo	<to> <the> him
בִנְיָמִֽין׃	vin.ya.Min	Benjamin	H1144 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H1144vinyaminBenjamin166×

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 23:46
Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
leads to
- Psalms 31:5
  Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 7:59
  While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
- John 19:30
  When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
- 1 Peter 2:23
  When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
- Mark 15:34–41
  At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Through
Luke 12:20
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
leads to
- Job 27:8
  For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
- Jeremiah 17:11
  Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will…
- 1 Timothy 6:7
  For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.

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Where the connections lead

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About Genesis