Genesis 38:27 Go deeper

And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֖יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 38:27 word 1

בְּעֵ֣תbe.'Etat [the] time

Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: time

Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Genesis 38:27 word 2

לִדְתָּ֑הּlid.Tahgave birth she

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to beget

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Genesis 38:27 word 3

וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 38:27 word 4

תְאוֹמִ֖יםte.'o.Mimtwins

Lemma: תּוֹאָם (ta.om) · Strong's: H8380

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: twin

Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 25:24, Exodus 26:24, Exodus 36:29, Song of Solomon 4:5, Song of Solomon 7:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8380; TAHOT Genesis 38:27 word 5

בְּבִטְנָֽהּ\׃be.vit.Nah[were] in womb her

Lemma: בֶּ֫טֶן (be.ten) · Strong's: H0990H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: belly: womb

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 25:23, Genesis 25:24, Genesis 30:2, Numbers 5:22, Numbers 5:27, Deuteronomy 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0990H; TAHOT Genesis 38:27 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

When the time	→	עֵת H6256 time
came	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
for [Tamar] to give birth	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
there	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
were twins	→	תּוֹאָם H8380 twin
in her womb	→	בֶּ֫טֶן H0990H belly: womb

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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