1 Chronicles 2:4 BSB

1 Chronicles 2:4

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah,.... Through incest; they were twins, Gen 38:27 all the sons of Judah were five; who are before mentioned by name.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְתָמָר֙	ve.ta.Mar	and Tamar	H8559 →
כַּלָּת֔וֹ	ka.la.To	daughter-in-law his	H3618 →
יָ֥לְדָה	Yal.dah	she bore	H3205 →
לּ֖וֹ	lo	to him
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
פֶּ֣רֶץ	Pe.retz	Perez	H6557 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
זָ֑רַח	Za.rach	Zerah	H2226 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
בְּנֵ֥י	be.Nei	[the] sons of	H1121 →
יְהוּדָ֖ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
חֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ ס	cha.mi.Shah	[were] five	H2568 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 1:3
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
leads to
- Genesis 38:29–30
  But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
- 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: Hezron and Hamul.
- Genesis 38:24–27
  About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”
- 1 Chronicles 4:1
  The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
- Ruth 4:18–22
  Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,
Through
Numbers 26:13
the Zerahite clan from Zerah, and the Shaulite clan from Shaul.
leads to
- Genesis 46:10
  The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
Through
Nehemiah 11:4
while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the…
leads to
- Genesis 38:29
  But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
Through
1 Chronicles 9:6
From the Zerahites: Jeuel and 690 relatives.
leads to
- Genesis 38:30
  Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.