When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for now you will have another son.”
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- 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.
- BSB During her severe labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you are having 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.”
- NASB And when she was suffering severe difficulties in her labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for you have another son!”
- NLT After a very hard delivery, the midwife finally exclaimed, “Don’t be afraid—you have another son!”
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- Gen 30:24She named him Joseph, saying, “May Yahweh add another son to me.”
- 1 Sam 4:19–21His daughter-in-law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to be delivered. When she heard the news that God’s ark was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and gave birth; for her pains came on her.
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