Genesis

Genesis 38:28

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

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַיְהִ֥י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
as she was giving birth	בְלִדְתָּ֖הּ	ḇə·liḏ·tāh	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
one of them put out	וַיִּתֶּן־	way·yit·ten-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
his hand	יָ֑ד	yāḏ	Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand
so the midwife	הַמְיַלֶּ֗דֶת	ham·yal·le·ḏeṯ	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
took	וַתִּקַּ֣ח	wat·tiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take
a scarlet thread	שָׁנִי֙	šā·nî	Noun - masculine singular	H8144 scarlet
and tied	וַתִּקְשֹׁ֨ר	wat·tiq·šōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7194 bind, league together, conspire
around	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his wrist	יָד֤וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
This	זֶ֖ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
one came out	יָצָ֥א	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
first	רִאשֹׁנָֽה׃	ri·šō·nāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
she announced	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.