Genesis 38:28

Overview - Genesis 38
1	Judah begets Er, Onan, and Shelah.
6	Er's marriage with Tamar, and death.
8	The trespass of Onan.
11	Tamar is reserved for Shelah.
12	Judah's wife dies.
13	Tamar deceives Judah.
27	She bears twins, Pharez and Zarah.

Genesis 38:28  (King James Version)
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.