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Genesis 35:17
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KJ21
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said unto her, “Fear not. Thou shalt have this son also.”
ASV
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; for now thou shalt have another son.
AMP
When she was in hard labor the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid; you now have another son.”
AMPC
When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, Do not be afraid; you shall have this son also.
BRG
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
CSB
During her difficult labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for you have another son.”
CSBA
During her difficult labour, the midwife said to her, ‘Don’t be afraid, for you have another son.’
CEB
During her difficult labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid. You have another son.”
CJB
While she was undergoing this hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t worry, this is also a son for you.”
CEV
She was having a rough time, but the woman who was helping her said, “Don't worry! It's a boy.”
DARBY
And it came to pass when it went hard with her in her childbearing, that the midwife said to her, Fear not; for this also is a son for thee.
DRA
By reason of her hard labour she began to be in danger, and the midwife said to her: Fear not, for thou shalt have this son also.
ERV
She was having a lot of trouble with this birth. She was in great pain. When her nurse saw this, she said, “Don’t be afraid, Rachel. You are giving birth to another son.”
EASY
As she was having even more pain, the woman who was helping her said, ‘Do not be afraid. You have another son!’
EHV
and when she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for now you will have another son.”
ESV
And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for you have another son.”
ESVUK
And when her labour was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for you have another son.”
EXB
but she was having ·much trouble [hard labor]. When ·Rachel’s nurse [L the midwife] saw this, she said, “Don’t be afraid, Rachel. You are giving birth to another son.”
GNV
And when she was in the pains of her labor, the midwife said unto her, Fear not, for thou shalt have this son also.
GW
During one of her pains, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid! You’re having another son!”
GNT
When her labor pains were at their worst, the midwife said to her, “Don't be afraid, Rachel; it's another boy.”
HCSB
During her difficult labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for you have another son.”
ICB
But she was having much trouble with this birth. When Rachel’s nurse saw this, she said, “Don’t be afraid, Rachel. You are giving birth to another son.”
ISV
While she was suffering due to her difficult labor, the midwife told her, “Don’t fear! You’re going to have another son.”
JUB
And it came to pass when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
KJV
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
AKJV
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
LSB
Now it happened that when she was in severe labor the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for now you have another son.”
LEB
And when her labor was the most difficult the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid for you have another son.”
TLB
After a very hard delivery, the midwife finally exclaimed, “Wonderful—another boy!”
MSG
They left Bethel. They were still quite a ways from Ephrath when Rachel went into labor—hard, hard labor. When her labor pains were at their worst, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid—you have another boy.”
MEV
When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear. You will have this son also.”
NOG
During one of her pains, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid! You’re having another son!”
NABRE
When her labor was most intense, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for now you have another son.”
NASB
And when she was suffering severe difficulties in her labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for you have another son!”
NASB1995
When she was in severe labor the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for now you have another son.”
NCB
When her pains were most severe, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for it is another son!”
NCV
but she was having much trouble. When Rachel’s nurse saw this, she said, “Don’t be afraid, Rachel. You are giving birth to another son.”
NET
When her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for you are having another son.”
NIRV
The woman who helped her saw that she was having problems. So she said to Rachel, “Don’t be afraid. You have another son.”
NIV
And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to her, “Don’t despair, for you have another son.”
NIVUK
And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to her, ‘Don’t despair, for you have another son.’
NKJV
Now it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, “Do not fear; you will have this son also.”
NLV
And while she was suffering, the woman who was helping her said to her, “Do not be afraid. For now you have another son.”
NLT
After a very hard delivery, the midwife finally exclaimed, “Don’t be afraid—you have another son!”
NRSVA
When she was in her difficult labour, the midwife said to her, ‘Do not be afraid; for now you will have another son.’
NRSVACE
When she was in her difficult labour, the midwife said to her, ‘Do not be afraid; for now you will have another son.’
NRSVCE
When she was in her hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid; for now you will have another son.”
NRSVUE
When she was in her hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for now you have another son.”
OJB
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.
RGT
And when she was in the pains of her labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear. For you shall have this son also.”
RSV
And when she was in her hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Fear not; for now you will have another son.”
RSVCE
And when she was in her hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Fear not; for now you will have another son.”
TLV
While she was struggling to give birth, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for this is also a son for you.”
VOICE
And when the labor pains were most intense, the midwife tried to comfort her. Rachel’s Midwife: Don’t be afraid. You’re going to have another son.
WEB
When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for now you will have another son.”
WYC
she began to be in peril for the hardness of (the) childbearing; and the midwife said to her, Do not thou dread, for thou shalt have also this son (and the midwife said to her, Do not thou fear, for thou shalt also have this son/for this is another son for you).
YLT
and it cometh to pass, in her being sharply pained in her bearing, that the midwife saith to her, `Fear not, for this also [is] a son for thee.'
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