Afterward his brother came out, with his hand gripping Esau’s heel, so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
Genesis 38:28 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 While she was in labor, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and bound on his hand a crimson thread, saying, “This one came out first.” Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when she was in labor, one baby put out his hand; and the midwife took his hand and bound upon it a scarlet thread, saying, This baby was born first. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. Common English Bible At birth, one boy put out his hand, and the midwife took it and tied a red thread on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.” Catholic Public Domain Version "This one will go out first." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version This shall come forth the first. |
Afterward his brother came out, with his hand gripping Esau’s heel, so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
But just then he drew back his hand and out came his brother, and she said, “What a breach you have made for yourself!” Therefore he was named Perez.