Genesis 38:27 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Genesis 38:27 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- The Family of Judah 1. עדלם ‛ ǎdûllâm , ‘Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh Chirah, “nobility?” 2. שׁוּע shûa‛ , Shua‘, “luck, riches, cry.” 3. ער ‛ êr , ‘Er, “wa...
Genesis 38:27 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 38. Judah and Tamar. The source is J, but not the same stratum as that to which the Joseph story belongs. There is not room for the events either before or after the events of Genesis 37, n...
Genesis 38:27 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

27. Behold twins were in her womb. Although both Judah obtained pardon for his error, and Tamar for her wicked contrivance; yet the Lord, in order to humble them, caused a prodigy to take pla...
Genesis 38:27 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
Genesis 38:27 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Genesis 38:27 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The History of Judah The sins recorded in this chapter testify eloquently to the great need the world had of the Greatest of the descendants of Judah, who came to teach the virtue of purity and th...
Genesis 38:27 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The sad and tragic story of Judah's corruption recorded here needs very little comment. It carries its own lessons of the frailty of human nature and of the far-reaching effects of sin. However, pla...
Genesis 38:27 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Is not this a type of the Jewish and Gentile churches?
Genesis 38:27 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass in the time of her travail ,.... When her time to bring forth was come, and her pains were on her, and her midwife with her: that, behold, twins [were] in her womb ; which the...
Genesis 38:27 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins [were] in her womb. Ver. 27. Behold, twins were in her womb. ] Betokening two peoples pertaining to Christ. The Jews first put f...
Genesis 38:27 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The story of Joseph is interrupted in this chapter to expose the shamefulness of an important part of Judah's history. We have seen that Judah took the lead in selling Joseph as a slave. In fact, in...
Genesis 38:27 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Birth of Phares and Zarah. B. C. 1714. 24 And it came to pass about three months after,...
Genesis 38:27 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Genesis 38:27 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And it happened that in the time of her labour pains, behold, twins were in her womb. And it happened that when she was enduring her suffering one put out his hand, and the midwife took and bound on...
Genesis 38:27 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 38:1 . Turned in.] (Heb.) “And he pitched,” i.e., his tent. He came to dwell in the near neighbourhood of a man belonging to the small kingdom of Adullam ( Joshua 12:...
Genesis 38:27 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 38:1 . At that time. All the events of this chapter could not happen in the twenty-two years from the selling of Joseph, to Israel's going down into Egypt; but according to Eben Ezra, as q...
Genesis 38:27 - The Biblical Illustrator

Tamar Lessons 1. Sinful hearts when they suffer from God’s hand are apt to vent it upon creatures. 2. Carnal relations grow quickly weary of showing kindness when their aims are crossed by...
Genesis 38:27 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 38:1 And it came to pass . The present chapter appears to interrupt the continuity of the narrative of Joseph's history. Partly on this account, and partly because the n...
Genesis 38:27 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The children of Tamar
Genesis 38:27 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

twins. Genesis 25:24

Genesis 38:27 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 38:27 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 38:27 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 38:27 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 38:27 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 38:27 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 38:27 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 38:27 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 38:27 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 38:27 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 38:27 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 38:27 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 38:27 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 38:27 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 38:27 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 38:27 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 38:27 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 38:27 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 38:27 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 38:27 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge