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.
Words Then and Now
- travailed labor, especially in childbirth; toil Still heard today: the travails of starting a business, its toil Webster’s 1828 · Travail
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
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Topics
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Timeline
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Hebrew and Strong’s
- And it came to pass, when she travailed וַיְהִי wayhî Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and בְלִדְתָּהּ bĕlidtāh יָלַד Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: third person feminine singular
- that the one put out וַיִּתֶּן wayyitten נָתַן Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- hand יָד yād יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular
- and the midwife הַמְיַלֶּדֶת hamyalledet יָלַד Verb · piel active participle, feminine singular · with the
- took וַתִּקַּח wattiqqaḥ לָקַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
- and bound וַתִּקְשֹׁר wattiqšōr קָשַׁר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
- upon his hand עַל ʿal Preposition יָדוֹ yādô יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- a scarlet thread שָׁנִי šānî שָׁנִי Noun · masculine singular
- saying לֵאמֹר lēʾmōr אָמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- This came out זֶה zê Pronoun יָצָא yāṣāʾ יָצָא Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- first רִאשֹׁנָה riʾšōnâ רִאשׁוֹן Ordinal number · masculine singular
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