Study it in the app“As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died on me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath, that is Bethlehem.””
As for me,וַאֲנִיwhen I cameבְּבֹאִיfrom Paddan,מִפַּדָּןRachelרָחֵלdiedמֵתָהon meעָלַיin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Canaanכְּנַעַןon the way,בַּדֶּרֶךְwhen there was stillבְּעוֹדsome distanceכִּבְרַת אֶרֶץto goלָבֹאto Ephrath;אֶפְרָתָהand I buried herוָאֶקְבְּרֶהָthereשָּׁםon the wayבְּדֶרֶךְto Ephrath,אֶפְרָתthatהִואis Bethlehem.”בֵּית לָחֶם
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “voi” appearsPaddan-aram
Paddan-aram, the plain of Aram in northern Mesopotamia, where Rebekah's family lived.
Where else “padan” appearsRachel
Rachel, younger daughter of Laban, Jacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Her name means "ewe".
Where else “rachel” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “meta” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearsCanaan
See it on the mapWhere else “kenaan” appearsroad
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appearssome distance
Some distance: a measure of road whose exact length is unknown.
Where else “kivrat” appearsEphrath
Ephrath, an old name of Bethlehem and its district.
Where else “efrata” appearsbury
Bury.
Where else “ekbre” appearsBethlehem
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appears1Canaan
Today: Israel, West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, western Syria
The land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, today Israel, Palestine and parts of Lebanon.
God promised this land to Abraham and his descendants (Gen 17:8). Israel entered it after forty years in the wilderness (Josh 5:12).
2Bethlehem
Today: Bethlehem (Bayt Lahm), West Bank
A town in Judea, about 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Jerusalem.
Rachel died near it (Gen 35:19), Naomi and Ruth lived there (Ruth 1:1), and David was born there. Micah said a ruler would come from it, and Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Mic 5:2; Matt 2:1).
6But the children whom you have fathered after them will be yours; by the name of their brothers they will be called in their inheritance.
7 · This verse (above)
8Israel saw Joseph’s sons and said, “Who are these?”
1. What it says
Whom did Jacob bless, and what did he do with his hands (vv. 13-20)?
2. What it means
Why was Joseph displeased when he saw Jacob’s hands, and how did his father answer (vv. 17-19)?
3. How I live it
How can you bless with your words the children or young people around you?
