Genesis 38:27

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were twins in her womb.”

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BSBPD

“When the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were twins in her womb.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And it cometh to pass in the time of her bearing, that lo, twins <FI>are<Fi> in her womb;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 38:27 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 25:24When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.

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