Genesis 38:28

Plain English Version

There was a working woman there with Tamar, and that woman helped Tamar while she had her babies. The 1st baby started to be born. His arm came out. And that working woman, she tied a bit of red string around that baby’s arm, and she said, “This baby is first.”

Cross References

Genesis 25:26

Straight away, the 2nd baby was born. And when that baby came out, he was holding the back of Esau’s foot. So Isaac and Rebekah named that baby Jacob. That name means he holds the back of the foot. Isaac was 60 years old when Rebekah had those 2 babies.

Genesis 38:27

Later on, the time came for Tamar to have her baby. At that time, Tamar found out that she had 2 babies inside her.

Genesis 38:29

But then, that baby pulled his arm back in, and the 2nd baby came out. Then that working woman was shocked, because that 2nd baby came out before his brother. She talked to that 2nd baby, and she said, “You pushed really hard, and you came out first. It’s like you broke out through a wall.” So they named that baby Perez. That name means break out.