King James Version

Genesis 38:27

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

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וַיְהִ֖יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בְּעֵ֣תbeetin whenעֵתpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in when”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.לִדְתָּ֑הּlidtahbearיָלַדverb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bear”, the to-form of the verbH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…וְהִנֵּ֥הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.תְאוֹמִ֖יםteomimtwinsתָּאוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “twins”, the ordinary formH8380a twin (in plural only), literally or figurativelytwins.בְּבִטְנָֽהּbevitnahin bodyבֶּטֶןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingbelly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

In the time of her travail, behold, twins were in her womb.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And when she was ready to be brought to bed, there appeared twins in her womb: and in the very delivery of the infants, one put forth a hand, whereon the midwife tied a scarlet thread, saying:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it came to pass when she was in labour, that she also had twins in her womb.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγένετο δὲ ἡνίκα ἔτικτε, καὶ τῇδε ἦν δίδυμα ἐν τῇ γαστρὶ αὐτῆς.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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