Genesis 38 · Verse 29

Genesis 38:29

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.
Genesis 38:29, King James Version

Genesis 38:29 in other translations

BSBBut when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
WEBAs 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.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd 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 is the breach;' and he calleth his name Pharez;
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEBut 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.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Genesis 38:29 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Genesis 38:29 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֣י\׀vay.Hiand it wasH1961
כְּמֵשִׁ֣יבke.me.Shivwhen [he was] withdrawingH7725
יָד֗וֹya.Dohand hisH3027
וְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
יָצָ֣אya.Tza'he came outH3318
אָחִ֔יו'a.Chivbrother hisH251
וַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559
מַה\־mah-how!H4100
פָּרַ֖צְתָּpa.Ratz.tayou have made a breachH6555
עָלֶ֣יךָ'a.Lei.khaon yourselfH5921
פָּ֑רֶץPa.retza breachH6556
וַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'and someone calledH7121
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034
פָּֽרֶץ\׃Pa.retzPerezH6557

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Cross references for Genesis 38:29

  • Genesis 46:12

    And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

  • Matthew 1:3

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

  • 1 Chronicles 2:4

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

  • Numbers 26:20

    And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

  • Nehemiah 11:6

    All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.

  • 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.

  • 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,

  • 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 Pharez the son of Judah.

  • Nehemiah 11:4

    And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. 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 Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 2283. B.C. 1721. How hast, etc. or, Wherefore hastthou made this breach against thee? his name.
46:12; Nu 26:20; 1Ch 2:4; 9:4; Ne 11:4,6
Perez.
Mt 1:3; Lu 3:33
Phares. Pharez. i.e., a breach.

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Context

  • Genesis 38:28

    And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

  • Genesis 38:29

    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.

  • Genesis 38:30

    And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.

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Genesis 38:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Empero fué que tornando él á meter la mano, he aquí su hermano salió; y ella dijo: ¿Por qué has hecho sobre ti rotura? Y llamó su nombre Phares.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arriva, comme il retira sa main, que voici, son frère sortit; et elle dit: Quelle brèche tu as faite! La brèche est sur toi. Et on appela son nom Pérets.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah, als er seine Hand zurückzog, siehe, da kam sein Bruder heraus; und sie sprach: Wie bist du durchgebrochen! Auf dir sei der Bruch! Und man gab ihm den Namen Perez.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Illo vero retrahente manum, egressus est alter: dixitque mulier: Quare divisa est propter te maceria? et ob hanc causam, vocavit nomen ejus Phares.