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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְהִ֥יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2הַמְיַלֶּ֗דֶתH3205And it came to pass when she travailedto bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
3וַיִּתֶּןH5414that the one put outto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
4יָד֤וֹH3027his handa 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
5וַתִּקַּ֣חH3947tookto take (in the widest variety of applications)
6הַמְיַלֶּ֗דֶתH3205And it came to pass when she travailedto bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
7וַתִּקְשֹׁ֨רH7194and boundto tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league)
8עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
9יָד֤וֹH3027his handa 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
10שָׁנִי֙H8144a scarlet threadcrimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it
11לֵאמֹ֔רH559sayingto say (used with great latitude)
12זֶ֖הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
13יָצָ֥אH3318This came outto go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
14רִֽאשֹׁנָֽה׃H7223firstfirst, 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...

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