Genesis 35:19 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 35:19

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).

KJV

And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth–lehem.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. Hence called Bethlehem Ephratah, Mic 5:2; with great pertinency is Rachel represented as if risen from her grave, and weeping for her children, when the children of Bethlehem, and thereabout, were slain by Herod, she being buried so near that place, Mat 2:16; at what age she died is not said. Polyhistor, out of Demetrius (d), reports, that she died after Jacob had lived with her twenty three years. (d) Apnd Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 21. p. 424.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתָּ֖מָת	va.Ta.mot	and she died	H4191 →
רָחֵ֑ל	ra.Chel	Rachel	H7354 →
וַתִּקָּבֵר֙	va.ti.ka.Ver	and she was buried	H6912 →
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	be.De.rekh	on [the] way of	H1870 →
אֶפְרָ֔תָה	'ef.Ra.tah	Ephrathah	H672 →
הִ֖וא	hi'	that	H1931 →
בֵּ֥ית	beit	[is] Beth-	H1035 →
לָֽחֶם׃	La.chem	-lehem	H1035 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

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
Matthew 2:6
‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people…
leads to
- Micah 5:2
  But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ezekiel 34:23–25
  I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Isaiah 9:6–7
  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Genesis 49:10
  The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
leads to
- Matthew 2:6
  ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 7:42
  Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 1:31–33
  Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
Through
Ruth 4:11
“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel.…
leads to
- Genesis 29:32
  And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”