| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 35:16:1 ⧉וַיִּסְעוּ֙vayisuthey journeyed Genesis 35:16:2 ⧉מִבֵּ֣יתmibbetfrom house of Genesis 35:16:3 ⧉אֵ֔לelEl Genesis 35:16:4 ⧉וַֽיְהִי־ע֥וֹדvayehiodthere was still Genesis 35:16:5 ⧉כִּבְרַת־הָאָ֖רֶץkivrathaaretsa stretch of land Genesis 35:16:6 ⧉לָב֣וֹאlavoto reach Genesis 35:16:7 ⧉אֶפְרָ֑תָהefrataEphrathah Genesis 35:16:8 ⧉וַתֵּ֥לֶדvateledgave birth Genesis 35:16:9 ⧉רָחֵ֖לrakhelRachel Genesis 35:16:10 ⧉וַתְּקַ֥שׁvattekashshe labored hard Genesis 35:16:11 ⧉בְּלִדְתָּֽהּ׃belidtahin her giving birth |
| 16. Formal Translation And they journeyed from Bethel, and it happened that, while there was still some distance of the land to come to Ephrath, Rachel gave birth, and she had difficulty in her labor. |
| 16. Dynamic Translation They left Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she struggled as she gave birth. |