Bible Strands
Genesis 38:27
When the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were twins in her womb.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative shifts to Tamar as her labor begins, directly following Judah’s admission of fault and his decision to cease physical relations with her.
The words — The Hebrew בְּעֵת (be-et) pinpoints the exact moment of delivery, while תְאוֹמִים (te-onim) states the plain biological reality that two fetuses occupied her womb.
The thread — The passage parallels Rebekah’s twin birth in Genesis 25:24, though that text uses the phrase when her days were fulfilled to give birth rather than the at the time of her giving birth phrasing found here.
Why it lands — The text records a clinical event without commentary, requiring the reader to track how the promised lineage advances through a legally and socially compromised situation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
Cross-references
- Genesis 25:24 When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.