And there was but a little way, &c.— There was but "a small piece, or portion of ground," (so the word כברת kiberath signifies,) between them and Ephrath; or in other words they were very near to Ephrath.
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Genesis 35:16
16 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a littlec way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.