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1 Chronicles 2:4

PharezTamarZerah

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

3 The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.

And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

5 The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.

6 And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them 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.

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  • Matthew 1:3

    And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

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  • Genesis 38:13–30

    And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.

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  • Nehemiah 11:24

    And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.

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  • Genesis 38:11

    Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.

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  • Ruth 4:18

    Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

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  • Ruth 4:12

    And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.

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  • Luke 3:33

    Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

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  • Numbers 26:13

    Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

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