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1 Chronicles 2:4

PharezTamarZerah

2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.

Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara —five in all.

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BSB
Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
KJV
And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
WEB
Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
ASV
And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
DARBY
And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Pherez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
BLB
And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore to him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah [were] five.
ÅB
Og hans sønnekone Tamar fødte ham Peres og Serah, så at Judas sønner i alt var fem.
OTB
Tamar, Judas svigerdatter, fødte Peres og Serah.
Juda hadde fem sønner til sammen.
B1930
Og hans sønnekone Tamar fødte ham Peres og Serah, så at Judas sønner i alt var fem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 1:3

    Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.

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  • Genesis 38:13–30

    When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”

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  • Nehemiah 11:24

    Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.

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  • Genesis 38:11

    Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.

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  • Ruth 4:18

    Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,

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  • Ruth 4:12

    And may your house become like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring the LORD will give you by this young woman.”

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  • Luke 3:33

    the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

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  • Numbers 26:13

    the Zerahite clan from Zerah, and the Shaulite clan from Shaul.

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