Genesis 38:28 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

This shall come forth the first.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And when she was in labor, one baby put out his hand; and the midwife took his hand and bound upon it a scarlet thread, saying, This baby was born first.

American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

Common English Bible

At birth, one boy put out his hand, and the midwife took it and tied a red thread on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

"This one will go out first."