Genesis 38:29

Genesis chapter 38 · verse 29 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself? therefore his name was called Perez.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself? therefore his name was called Perez.

Context

v.28And 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.

v.29This passage

v.30And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zerah.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 46:12
And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
Numbers 26:20
And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
1 Chronicles 9:4
Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah.
Luke 3:33
the son of Amminadab, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
Matthew 1:3
and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;
1 Chronicles 2:4
And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.