Genesis · Bereshit

Genesis 35:18

וַיְהִי בְּצֵאת נַפְשָׁהּ כִּי מֵתָה
King James Version (KJV)

And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.

Modern English

As her soul was departing (for she died), she named him Benoni, but his father named him Benjamin.

וַיְהִיvayhiand it came to pass
בְּצֵאתbetzetas it was departing
נַפְשָׁהּnafsahher soul
מֵתָהmetahfor she died
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