Genesis 38:28

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.

— Genesis 38:28, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Genesis Chapter 38 connects to 0 cross-references. The story of Judah and Tamar interrupts the Joseph narrative: Judah's sons Er and Onan die, and Judah fails to give his son Shelah to Tamar as levirate husband. Tamar disguises herself as a prostitute, sleeps with Judah, and conceives; …

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Other Translations

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.

YLT

and it cometh to pass in her bearing, that <FI>one<Fi> giveth out a hand, and the midwife taketh and bindeth on his hand a scarlet thread, saying, `This hath come out first.'

BBE

And while she was in the act of giving birth, one of them put out his hand; and the woman who was with her put a red thread round his hand, saying, This one came out first.