Genesis 38:28
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
שָׁנִי
Scarlet, crimson red. Shani. Though your sins are scarlet they shall be as white as snow. The deep red of sin becomes the pure white of forgiveness.
יָצָא
he came out
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יָצָא
To go out, to come out, to bring out. Yatsa. God brought Israel out of Egypt. He brings us out of every form of bondage with a mighty hand.
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יָד
a hand
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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רִאשׁוֹן
first
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רִאשׁוֹן
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
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זֶה
this one
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זֶה
the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
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