Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ τίκτειν αὐτὴν, ὁ εἷς προεξήνεγκεν τὴν χεῖρα· λαβοῦσα δὲ ἡ μαῖα, ἔδησεν ἐπὶ τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ κόκκινον, λέγουσα, οὗτος ἐξελεύσεται πρότερος.

1. Ἐγένετο
   It happened
   Became, Came into existence
2. δὲ
   but
   and
3. ἐν
   in
4. τῷ
   the
   to the
5. τίκτειν
   to give birth
   to bear
6. αὐτὴν
   it
   her
7.  
   ,
    
8. ὁ
   the
9. εἷς
   into
   to
10. προεξήνεγκεν
    put forth
11. τὴν
    the
12. χεῖρα
    hand
13.  
    ·
     
14. λαβοῦσα
    having taken
15. δὲ
    but
    and
16. ἡ
    the
    or
17. μαῖα
    midwife
18.  
    ,
     
19. ἔδησεν
    bound
    he bound
20. ἐπὶ
    upon
21. τὴν
    the
22. χεῖρα
    hand
23. αὐτοῦ
    his
24. κόκκινον
    scarlet
25.  
    ,
     
26. λέγουσα
    saying
27.  
    ,
     
28. οὗτος
    this
29. ἐξελεύσεται
    will go out
30. πρότερος
    first
    earlier, former
31.  
    .
     

It happened while she was giving birth that one put forth his hand, and the midwife, having taken it, bound scarlet upon his hand, saying, this one will go out first.