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Genesis 38:29

What does Genesis 38:29 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 38:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

But then he took his hand back again, and his brother came first to birth: and the woman said, What an opening you have made for yourself! So he was named Perez.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And it cometh to pass as he draweth back his hand, that lo, his brother hath come out, and she saith, `What! thou hast broken forth--on thee <FI>is<Fi> the breach;' and he calleth his name Pharez;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But he drawing back his hand, the other came forth: and the woman said: Why is the partition divided for thee? and therefore called his name Phares.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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! on thee be the breach! And they called his name Pherez.

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.

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