Genesis 35:18 (KJV)

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And it came to pass as her soul was in departing for she died that she called his name Ben-oni but his father called him Benjamin

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A.M. cir. 2275. B.C. cir. 1729. her soul. Ge 30:1 1Sa 4:20 1Sa 4:21 Ps 16:10 Ex 12:7 La 2:12 Lu 12:20 Lu 23:46 Ac 7:59

Ben-oni. i.e., the son of my sorrow. 1Ch 4:9

Benjamin. i.e., the son of my right hand. Ge 42:4 Ge 42:38 Ge 43:14 Ge 44:27-31 Ps 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."

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