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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. (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֥יvay.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 38:28 word 1

בְלִדְתָּ֖הּve.lid.Tahwhen gave 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 38:28 word 2

וַיִּתֶּן\־vai.yi.ten-and he put out

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H

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

Meaning: to give: put

Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Genesis 38:28 word 3

יָ֑דYada hand

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Genesis 38:28 word 4

וַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.Kachand she took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Genesis 38:28 word 5

הַמְיַלֶּ֗דֶתham.ya.Le.detthe midwife

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

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVprfsa)

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 38:28 word 6

וַתִּקְשֹׁ֨רva.tik.Shorand she tied

Lemma: קָשַׁר (qa.shar) · Strong's: H7194

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to conspire

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 30:41, Genesis 30:42, Genesis 44:30, Deuteronomy 6:8, Deuteronomy 11:18, Joshua 2:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7194; TAHOT Genesis 38:28 word 7

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 38:28 word 8

יָד֤וֹya.Dohand his

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

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

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Genesis 38:28 word 9

שָׁנִי֙sha.Nia scarlet thread

Lemma: שָׁנִי (sha.ni) · Strong's: H8144

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: scarlet

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 38:30, Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8144; TAHOT Genesis 38:28 word 10

לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

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

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 38:28 word 11

זֶ֖הzehthis one

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Genesis 38:28 word 12

יָצָ֥אya.Tza'he came out

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318M

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to come out: produce

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318M; TAHOT Genesis 38:28 word 13

רִאשֹׁנָֽה\׃ri.sho.Nahfirst

Lemma: רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) · Strong's: H7223G

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical position · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAofsa)

Meaning: first

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 28:19, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 33:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7223G; TAHOT Genesis 38:28 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

And	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
as she was giving birth	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
one of them put out	→	נָתַן H5414H to give: put
his hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
so the midwife	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
took	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
a scarlet thread	→	שָׁנִי H8144 scarlet
and tied [it]	→	קָשַׁר H7194 to conspire
around	→	עַל H5921A upon
his wrist	→	יָד H3027G hand
This	→	זֶה H2088 this
one came out	→	יָצָא H3318M to come out: produce
first	→	רִאשׁוֹן H7223G first
she announced	→	אָמַר H0559 to say

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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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