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Genesis 35:16

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¶ And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
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  1. Micah 5:2Rank 1 from verse 16
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    2But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

  2. Genesis 48:7Rank 2 from verse 16
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    7And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Beth-lehem.

  3. 1 Chronicles 2:19Rank 3 from verse 16
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    19And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.

  4. 1 Timothy 2:15Rank 4 from verse 16
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    15Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

  5. 2 Kings 5:19Rank 5 from verse 16
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    19And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

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Genesis 35:16

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

travailed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of travail, meaning to undergo such labour.

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hard

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Firm, difficult, severe, harsh, laborious, forceful, or resistant to pressure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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labour

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1. Work, toil, effort, exertion, service, or the product of work. 2. Weariness or trouble. 3. Travail in childbirth. 4. To work, strive, serve, or exert oneself.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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15And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el.

16¶ And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

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17And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.

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