Genesis 38:28
And as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist. “This one came out first,” she announced.
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ASV
And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
KJV
And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֥י | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| בְלִדְתָּ֖הּ | ve.lid.Tah | when gave birth she | H3205 → |
| וַיִּתֶּן־ | vai.yi.ten- | and he put out | H5414 → |
| יָ֑ד | Yad | a hand | H3027 → |
| וַתִּקַּ֣ח | va.ti.Kach | and she took | H3947 → |
| הַמְיַלֶּ֗דֶת | ham.ya.Le.det | the midwife | H3205 → |
| וַתִּקְשֹׁ֨ר | va.tik.Shor | and she tied | H7194 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| יָד֤וֹ | ya.Do | hand his | H3027 → |
| שָׁנִי֙ | sha.Ni | a scarlet thread | H8144 → |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| זֶ֖ה | zeh | this one | H2088 → |
| יָצָ֥א | ya.Tza' | he came out | H3318 → |
| רִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ | ri.sho.Nah | first | H7223 → |
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