Orthodox Jewish Bible

Bereshis 35:6-21 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

6. So Ya'akov came to Luz, which is in Eretz Kena'an, that is, Beit-El, he and kol haAm that were with him.

7. And he built there a Mizbe'ach, and called the makom (place) El Beit-El; because there HaElohim appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of achiv.

8. But Devorah meineket Rivkah died, and she was buried under an alon (oak) below Beit-El; and shmo was called Alon Bachut.

9. And Elohim appeared unto Ya'akov again, when he returned from Padan Aram, and made a berakhah upon him.

10. And Elohim said unto him, Shimcha is Ya'akov; shimcha shall not be called any more Ya'akov, but Yisroel shall be shemecha; and He called shmo Yisroel.

11. And Elohim said unto him, I am El Shaddai; be fruitful and multiply; a Goy (nation) and a Kehal Goyim shall be from thee, and Melechim shall come out of thy loins;

12. And HaAretz which I gave Avraham and Yitzchak, to thee I will give it, and to thy zera after thee will I give HaAretz.

13. And Elohim went up from him in the makom where He talked with him.

14. And Ya'akov set up a matzevah (pillar, monument) in the makom where He talked with him, even a matzevat even (pillar of stone); and he poured a nesech (drink offering) thereon, and he poured shemen (oil) thereon.

15. And Ya'akov called the shem of the makom where Elohim spoke with him, Beit- El.

16. And they journeyed from Beit-El; and there was still a space of ha'aretz to get to Ephratah; and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor.

17. And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the meyaledet (midwife) said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this ben also.

18. And it came to pass, as her nefesh was in departing, (for she died) that she called shmo Ben-Oni (Son of Affliction); but aviv called him Binyamin.

19. And Rachel died, and was buried on the derech to Ephratah, which is Beit- Lechem.

20. And Ya'akov set up a matzevah upon her kever; that is matzevet kevurat Rachel to this day.

21. And Yisroel journeyed, and pitched his ohel beyond Migdal-Eder.