Genesis 38:27
And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
KJV
Instante autem partu, apparuerunt gemini in utero : atque in ipsa effusione infantium unus protulit manum, in qua obstetrix ligavit coccinum, dicens :
Vulgate
ἐγένετο δὲ ἡνίκα ἔτεκεν, καὶ τῇδε ἦν δίδυμα ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ αὐτῆς.
LXX
And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
ASV
וַ/יְהִ֖י בְּ/עֵ֣ת לִדְתָּ֑/הּ וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה תְאוֹמִ֖ים בְּ/בִטְנָֽ/הּ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
הוֹלִ֣יד
hvlyd
verb · 478×
י
y
noun · 72×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
עֵ֣ת
't
verb · 293×
תוֹמִ֖ם
tvmm
noun · 4×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
2. But why is it, that having mentioned Abraham, and having said that he begot Isaac, and Isaac, Jacob; and not having made any mention of his brother; when he has come to Jacob, he remembers both Judah, and his brethren? Now there are some that say, it was because of the perverseness of Esau, and of the rest that came before. But I should not say this; for if it were so, how i…
Cross-references
- Gen 25:24 — And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.