וַיְהִ֥י בְלִדְתָּ֖הּ וַיִּתֶּן־יָ֑ד וַתִּקַּ֣ח הַמְיַלֶּ֗דֶת וַתִּקְשֹׁ֨ר עַל־יָד֤וֹ שָׁנִי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר זֶ֖ה יָצָ֥א רִאשֹׁנָֽה׃
Ketika ia sedang melahirkan, seorang bayi mengeluarkan tangannya, lalu bidan memegangnya dan mengikatkan benang merah tua pada tangannya sambil berkata, “Inilah yang keluar lebih dahulu.”
Dirshuni II
‘And it came to pass, when she gave birth, that he put forth his hand and the midwife took it and tied a red thread around it’ (Gen 38:28) - like the red of the rising sun - ‘and she called his name Rising Sun / Zerach.’ For red is like blood, and its tikun / fixing is the hope that we have for the scarlet thread: ‘Even though your sins are red as scarlet, they shall be whitened as the snow.’ (Isaiah 1:18)