As he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out, and she said, “Why have you made a breach for yourself?” Therefore his name was called Perez.
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As he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out, and she said, “Why have you made a breach for yourself?” Therefore his name was called Perez.
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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.
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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.
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Passages linked to Genesis 38:29 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 46:12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
- Numbers 26:20 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 2:4 Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
- Matthew 1:3 Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.
- Ruth 4:12 Let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the offspring which Yahweh will give you by this young woman.”
- Nehemiah 11:6 All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty-eight valiant men.
- 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.
- Nehemiah 11:4 Some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;
- Luke 3:33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Their heinous sin was signified by this monstrous birth.
Their heinous sin was signified by this monstrous birth.
Or the separation between thee and thy brother.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And afterward came out his brother that had the…
And afterward came out his brother that had the scarlet thread upon his hand,.... By which it was known that he so far came out first; which confirms the remarkable birth of his brother, who notwithstanding got the start of him:
and his name was called Zarah; not from "rising", or his coming forth like the rising sun, as is usually observed; but rather from his return, or drawing back his hand, and as it were returning to his mother's womb; and so, according to Hillerus (l), Zarah, by a transposition of letters, comes from "Chazar", to return: but Jarchi thinks he had his name from the refulgent appearance of the scarlet thread on his wrist.
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(l) Onomastic. Sacr. p. 372.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 29. How hast thou broken forth?] מה פרצת…
Verse 29. How hast thou broken forth?] מה פרצת mah paratsta, this breach be upon thee, עליך פרץ aleycka parets; thou shalt bear the name of the breach thou hast made, i. e., in coming first into the world. Therefore his name was called פרץ Parets, i. e., the person who made the breach. The breach here mentioned refers to a certain circumstance in parturition which it is unnecessary to explain.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Partition; the secundinæ. The midwife was apprehensive of danger.…
Partition; the secundinæ. The midwife was apprehensive of danger. (Menochius) --- Phares. That is, a breach or division. (Challoner)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 27–30. Birth of Perez and Zerah
27–30. Birth of Perez and Zerah
29. Wherefore hast, &c.] How hast thou made a breach! a breach be upon thee!
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Perez] That is, a breach. For Perez, see Rth_4:12; Rth_4:18.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And it came to pass, as he drew back…
And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she (i.e. the midwife) said, How hast thou broken forth! this breach be upon thee: literally, What a breach hast thou made! upon thee, a breach, or, Why hast thou broken forth for thyself a breach (Delitzsch)? or, How hast thou made for thee a breach? (Murphy)therefore his name was called Pharez or Breach (cf. Gen_46:12; Num_26:20; 1Ch_2:4; Mat_1:3)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 The word "behold" here alerts us to pay attention…
behold
The word "behold" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
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How you have broken out!
This shows the midwife's surprise to seeing the second baby come out first. AT: "So this is how you break your way out first!" or "You have burst out first!" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
he was named
This can be stated in active form. AT: "she named him" (See: Active or Passive)
Perez
This is the name of a boy. Translators may add a footnote that says: "The name Perez means 'breaking out.'" (See: How to Translate Names)
Zerah
This is the name of a boy. Translators may add a footnote that says: "The name Zerah means 'scarlet or bright red.'" (See: How to Translate Names)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 38:29-30 Perez pushed past his brother, just as Joseph…
38:29-30 Perez pushed past his brother, just as Joseph would soon do in relation to his brothers (chs 39–47).
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