Genesis 38:27 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁷ When the time of her delivery came, there were twins in her womb.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ Now when the time came for her to be delivered, behold, there were twins in her womb.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.

Common English Bible

²⁷ When she gave birth, she discovered she had twins in her womb.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ Then, at the moment of birth, there appeared twins in the womb. And so, in the very delivery of the infants, one put forth a hand, on which the midwife tied a scarlet thread, saying,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁷ 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:

Genesis 38:27 Cross References

Genesis 25:24

When her time to give birth was at hand, there were twins in her womb.

Genesis 38:28

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.”