Genesis 38 · Verse 27

Genesis 38:27

And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
Genesis 38:27, King James Version

Genesis 38:27 in other translations

BSBWhen the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were twins in her womb.
WEBIn the time of her travail, behold, twins were in her womb.
ASVAnd it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass in the time of her bearing, that lo, twins are in her womb;
DARBYAnd it came to pass at the time of her delivery, that behold, twins were in her womb.
BBEAnd when the time came for her to give birth, it was clear that there were two children in her body.
WebsterAnd it came to pass in the time of her travail, that behold, twins were in her womb.

Genesis 38:27 in the original Hebrew

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וַיְהִ֖יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
בְּעֵ֣תbe.'Etat [the] timeH6256
לִדְתָּ֑הּlid.Tahgave birth sheH3205
וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
תְאוֹמִ֖יםte.'o.MimtwinsH8380
בְּבִטְנָֽהּ\׃be.vit.Nah[were] in womb herH990

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 38:27

  • Genesis 25:24

    And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

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Context

  • Genesis 38:26

    And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

  • Genesis 38:27

    And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.

  • Genesis 38:28

    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.

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Genesis 38:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y aconteció que al tiempo del parir, he aquí había dos en su vientre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arriva, au temps où elle enfanta, que voici, des jumeaux étaient dans son ventre;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah zur Zeit, als sie gebären sollte, siehe, da waren Zwillinge in ihrem Leibe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Instante autem partu, apparuerunt gemini in utero: atque in ipsa effusione infantium unus protulit manum, in qua obstetrix ligavit coccinum, dicens: