Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 38:28 Interlinear
“ And it came to pass when she travailed that the one put out his hand took And it came to pass when she travailed and bound his hand a scarlet thread saying This came out first”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִ֥י | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | הַמְיַלֶּ֗דֶת | H3205 | And it came to pass when she travailed | to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage |
| 3 | וַיִּתֶּן | H5414 | that the one put out | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 4 | יָד֤וֹ | H3027 | his hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 5 | וַתִּקַּ֣ח | H3947 | took | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 6 | הַמְיַלֶּ֗דֶת | H3205 | And it came to pass when she travailed | to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage |
| 7 | וַתִּקְשֹׁ֨ר | H7194 | and bound | to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league) |
| 8 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 9 | יָד֤וֹ | H3027 | his hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 10 | שָׁנִי֙ | H8144 | a scarlet thread | crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it |
| 11 | לֵאמֹ֔ר | H559 | saying | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 12 | זֶ֖ה | H2088 | the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | |
| 13 | יָצָ֥א | H3318 | This came out | to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim |
| 14 | רִֽאשֹׁנָֽה׃ | H7223 | first | first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun) |
Verse Context
Genesis 38:27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail that behold twins were in her womb...
Genesis 38:28 (current) And it came to pass when she travailed that the one put out his hand took And it came to pass when she travailed and bound his hand a scarlet thread saying This came out first
Genesis 38:29 And it came to pass as he drew back his hand came out that behold his brother...