Genesis 38:29

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.

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KJV

King James Version

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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WEB

World English Bible

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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ASV

American Standard Version

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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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 38

²⁷ When the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were twins in her womb.

²⁸ And as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist. “This one came out first,” she announced.

²⁹ But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.

³⁰ Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.

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