Genesis 38:28

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֥י בְלִדְתָּ֖הּ וַיִּתֶּן־יָ֑ד וַתִּקַּ֣ח הַמְיַלֶּ֗דֶת וַתִּקְשֹׁ֨ר עַל־יָד֤וֹ שָׁנִי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר זֶ֖ה יָצָ֥א רִאשֹׁנָֽה

Transliteration

And wayehî in her bəlidtāh and wayyitten-yād, and wattiqaḥ the hameyalledet and wattiqšōr on his yādô šānî lēʾmōr, this one yāṣāʾ rīʾšōnāh

Grammar Details

*wayehî*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened
*bəlidtāh*: preposition + qal infinitive construct + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in her giving birth
*wayyitten*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he gave
*yād*: noun, feminine singular - hand
*wattiqaḥ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she took
*hameyalledet*: definite article + piel participle, feminine singular - the midwife
*wattiqšōr*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she tied
*yādô*: noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand
*šānî*: noun, masculine singular - scarlet thread
*lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying
*yāṣāʾ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he came out
*rīʾšōnāh*: adverb - first

Word Meanings

*wayehî*: and it happened/came to pass
*bəlidtāh*: in her giving birth/while she was in labor
*wayyitten*: and he gave/put out/extended
*yād*: hand/arm
*wattiqaḥ*: and she took/grasped
*hameyalledet*: the midwife/the one helping with birth
*wattiqšōr*: and she tied/bound/fastened
*šānî*: scarlet thread/crimson cord
*lēʾmōr*: saying/to say
*yāṣāʾ*: he came out/emerged
*rīʾšōnāh*: first/firstly

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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