The Meaning of Genesis 38:27 Explained

Genesis 38:27

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

YLT: And it cometh to pass in the time of her bearing, that lo, twins are in her womb;

Darby: And it came to pass at the time of her delivery, that behold, twins were in her womb.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Genesis 38:27 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Gen 38

1  Judah begets Er, Onan, and Shelah
6  Er's marriage with Tamar, and death
8  The trespass of Onan
11  Tamar is reserved for Shelah
12  Judah's wife dies
13  Tamar deceives Judah
27  She bears twins, Pharez and Zarah

What do the individual words in Genesis 38:27 mean?

And it came to pass at the time for giving birth that behold twins [were] in her womb
וַיְהִ֖י בְּעֵ֣ת לִדְתָּ֑הּ וְהִנֵּ֥ה תְאוֹמִ֖ים בְּבִטְנָֽהּ

וַיְהִ֖י  And  it  came  to  pass 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בְּעֵ֣ת  at  the  time  for 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular construct
Root: עֵת  
Sense: time.
לִדְתָּ֑הּ  giving  birth 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person feminine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
וְהִנֵּ֥ה  that  behold 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
תְאוֹמִ֖ים  twins  [were] 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: תְּאֹומִים 
Sense: twin.
בְּבִטְנָֽהּ  in  her  womb 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: בֶּטֶן  
Sense: belly, womb, body.

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