Genesis 38:28
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist. “This one came out first,” she announced.

Young's Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass in her bearing, that [one] giveth out a hand, and the midwife taketh and bindeth on his hand a scarlet thread, saying, ‘This hath come out first.’

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
And
וַיְהִ֥י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

as she was giving birth,
בְלִדְתָּ֖הּ (ḇə·liḏ·tāh)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

one of them put out
וַיִּתֶּן־ (way·yit·ten-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

his hand;
יָ֑ד (yāḏ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

so the midwife
הַמְיַלֶּ֗דֶת (ham·yal·le·ḏeṯ)
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

took
וַתִּקַּ֣ח (wat·tiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

a scarlet thread
שָׁנִי֙ (šā·nî)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8144: Crimson, the insect, its color, stuff dyed with it

and tied [it]
וַתִּקְשֹׁ֨ר (wat·tiq·šōr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7194: To tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league

around
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

his wrist.
יָד֤וֹ (yā·ḏōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

“This
זֶ֖ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

one came out
יָצָ֥א (yā·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

first,”
רִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ (ri·šō·nāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank

she announced.
לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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