They set out from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labour was difficult.
1 Samuel 4:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised As she was dying, the women taking care of her said, ‘Don’t be afraid. You’ve given birth to a son! ’ But she did not respond or pay attention. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And about the time of her death the women attending her said to her, Fear not, for you have borne a son. But she did not answer or notice. American Standard Version (1901) And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast brought forth a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. Common English Bible As she was about to die, the women standing by helping her said, “Don’t be afraid. You’ve given birth to a son!” But she didn’t answer or pay them any attention. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, when she was near death, those who were standing around her said to her, "You should not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son." But she did not respond to them, and she did not notice them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when she was upon the point of death, they that stood about her said to her: Fear not, for thou hast borne a son. She answered them not, nor gave heed to them. |
They set out from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labour was difficult.
When a woman is in labour, she has pain because her time has come. But when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a person has been born into the world.
Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news about the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she collapsed and gave birth because her labour pains came on her.