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Genesis 38:28

28 And when she was in labor, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.”

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Genesis 38:28 — The New International Version (NIV)

28 As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his wrist and said, “This one came out first.”

Genesis 38:28 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

28 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.

Genesis 38:28 — New Living Translation (NLT)

28 While she was in labor, one of the babies reached out his hand. The midwife grabbed it and tied a scarlet string around the child’s wrist, announcing, “This one came out first.”

Genesis 38:28 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

28 And so it was, when she was giving birth, that the one put out his hand; and the midwife took a scarlet thread and bound it on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.”

Genesis 38:28 — New Century Version (NCV)

28 While she was giving birth, one baby put his hand out. The nurse tied a red string on his hand and said, “This baby came out first.”

Genesis 38:28 — American Standard Version (ASV)

28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

Genesis 38:28 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

28 And it came to pass when she brought forth, that one stretched out his hand, and the midwife took it and bound round his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

Genesis 38:28 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

28 When she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand. The midwife took a piece of red yarn, tied it on his wrist, and said, “This one came out first.”

Genesis 38:28 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

28 As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand, and the midwife took it and tied a scarlet thread around it, announcing, “This one came out first.”

Genesis 38:28 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

28 While she was in labor, one put out a hand; and the midwife took and bound on his hand a crimson thread, saying, “This one came out first.”

Genesis 38:28 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

28 And it happened that at her labor one child put out a hand. And the midwife took it and tied a crimson thread on his hand saying, “This one came out first.”

Genesis 38:28 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

28 As the babies were being born, one of them stuck out his hand. So the woman who was helping Tamar took a bright red thread. The woman tied it on the baby’s wrist. She said, “This one came out first.”

Genesis 38:28 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

28 Moreover, it took place while she was giving birth, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.”


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