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Genesis 35

Gen. 35:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And it came to pass, as herd soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
was in departing
yatsa' (Hebrew #3318)
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
KJV usage: X after, appear, X assuredly, bear out, X begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), + be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, X scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, X still, X surely, take forth (out), at any time, X to (and fro), utter.
Pronounce: yaw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
, (for she died
muwth (Hebrew #4191)
causatively, to kill
KJV usage: X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), X must needs, slay, X surely, X very suddenly, X in (no) wise.
Pronounce: mooth
Origin: a primitive root: to die (literally or figuratively)
) that she called
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
his name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
δBen-oni
Ben-'Owniy (Hebrew #1126)
son of my sorrow; Ben-Oni, the original name of Benjamin
KJV usage: Ben-oni.
Pronounce: ben-o-nee'
Origin: from 1121 and 205
: but his father
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
called
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
him εBenjamin
Binyamiyn (Hebrew #1144)
son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
KJV usage: Benjamin.
Pronounce: bin-yaw-mene'
Origin: from 1121 and 3225
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Lam. 2:12• 12They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swoon as the wounded in the streets of the city; when they pour out their soul into their mothers' bosom. (Lam. 2:12)
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the son of my sorrow.
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i.e. the son of the right hand.

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Benjamin,
Ben-oni,
Father,
Soul; Spirit

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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A.M. cir. 2275.
B.C. cir. 1729.
her soul.
Gen. 30:1• 1And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. (Gen. 30:1)
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1 Sam. 4:20‑21• 20And as she was dying, the women that stood by her said, Fear not; for thou hast borne a son. But she did not answer, neither did she take it to heart.
 21And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband. (1 Sam. 4:20‑21)
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Psa. 16:10• 10For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol, neither wilt thou allow thy Holy One to see corruption. (Psa. 16:10)
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Ex. 12:7• 7And they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two door-posts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. (Ex. 12:7)
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Lam. 2:12• 12They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swoon as the wounded in the streets of the city; when they pour out their soul into their mothers' bosom. (Lam. 2:12)
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Luke 12:20• 20But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared? (Luke 12:20)
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Luke 23:46• 46And Jesus, having cried with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having said this, he expired. (Luke 23:46)
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Acts 7:59• 59And they stoned Stephen, praying, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. (Acts 7:59)
Ben-oni.
i.e., the son of my sorrow.
1 Chron. 4:9• 9And Jabez was more honoured than his brethren; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with pain. (1 Chron. 4:9)
Benjamin.
i.e., the son of my right hand.
Gen. 42:4,38• 4But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest mischief may befall him.
 38But he said, My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left; and if mischief should befall him by the way in which ye go, then would ye bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to Sheol. (Gen. 42:4,38)
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Gen. 43:14• 14And the Almighty *God give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother and Benjamin! And I, if I be bereaved of children, am bereaved. (Gen. 43:14)
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Gen. 44:27‑31• 27And thy servant my father said to us, Ye know that my wife bore me two sons;
 28and the one went out from me, and I said, He must certainly have been torn in pieces; and I have not seen him again hitherto.
 29And if ye take this one also from me, and mischief should befall him, ye will bring down my grey hairs with misery to Sheol.
 30And now, when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us,--seeing that his life is bound up with his life,
 31it will come to pass when he sees that the lad is not there, that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the grey hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol. (Gen. 44:27‑31)
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Psa. 80:17• 17Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou hast made strong for thyself. (Psa. 80:17)
The Samaritan has {ben yamim,} "the son of days," i.e., of his old age, (ch. 44:20,) which Jerome renders Benjamin, {id est, filius dextrae, Benjamin,} that is, "the son of the right hand."
• We have an interesting example of the difference between the judgment of faith and the judgment of nature. The latter looks at things through the hazy mist with which it is surrounded; the former looks at them in the light of the presence and counsels of God. (“Genesis 35” by C.H. Mackintosh)
• Benjamin himself typifies Christ, not at all as head of the church, but as the conquering Son of might when the kingdom is established in the land as indeed the earth, and the enemies perish before Him. (“Jacob: 17. Rachel's Death” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And it came to pass as her soul was departing—for she died—that she called his name Benonig; but his father called him Benjaminh.

JND Translation Notes

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Son of my affliction.
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Son of the right hand.