Genesis 46:12
in Genesis 46The 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.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Genesis 46
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul - It is not likely that Pharez was more than ten years of age when he came into Egypt, and if so he could not have had children; therefore it is necessary to consider Hezron and Hamul as being born during the seventeen years that Jacob sojourned in Egypt, See Clarke on Gen 46:8 (note): and it appears necessary, for several reasons, to take these seventeen years into the account, as it is very probable that what is called the going down into Egypt includes the seventeen years which Jacob spent there.
This site's exposition
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah
Judah's line is the only one in the roll with deaths written into it, Er and Onan, who died in the land of Canaan. The line runs on through Perez and Zerah, the twins Tamar bore him in chapter 38, and Ruth ends by tracing David back to Perez. Perez broke through ahead of the scarlet thread.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the sons of Judah, Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
In the speech of Stephen (Ac 7:14) the number is stated to be seventy-five; but as that estimate includes five sons of Ephraim and Manasseh (1Ch 7:14-20), born in Egypt, the two accounts coincide.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְנֵ֣י | uvenei | and [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוּדָ֗ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| עֵ֧ר | ʾer | Er | H6147 → | 10 times |
| וְאוֹנָ֛ן | veonan | and Onan | H209 → | 8 times |
| וְשֵׁלָ֖ה | veshelah | and Shelah | H7956 → | 8 times |
| וָפֶ֣רֶץ | vaferetz | and Perez | H6557 → | 15 times |
| וָזָ֑רַח | vazarach | and Zerah | H2226 → | 21 times |
| וַיָּ֨מָת | vaiyamot | and he had died | H4191 → | 839 times |
| עֵ֤ר | ʾer | Er | H6147 → | 10 times |
| וְאוֹנָן֙ | veonan | and Onan | H209 → | 8 times |
| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| כְּנַ֔עַן | kenaan | Canaan | H3667 → | 94 times |
| וַיִּהְי֥וּ | vaiyihyu | and they were | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| בְנֵי־ | venei- | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| פֶ֖רֶץ | feretz | Perez | H6557 → | 15 times |
| חֶצְר֥וֹן | chetzron | Hezron | H2696 → | |
| וְחָמֽוּל׃ | vechamul | and Hamul | H2538 → |
וּבְנֵ֣יand [the] sons of
uveneiH1121 →4930 times
יְהוּדָ֗הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
עֵ֧רEr
ʾerH6147 →10 times
וְאוֹנָ֛ןand Onan
veonanH209 →8 times
וְשֵׁלָ֖הand Shelah
veshelahH7956 →8 times
וָפֶ֣רֶץand Perez
vaferetzH6557 →15 times
וָזָ֑רַחand Zerah
vazarachH2226 →21 times
וַיָּ֨מָתand he had died
vaiyamotH4191 →839 times
עֵ֤רEr
ʾerH6147 →10 times
וְאוֹנָן֙and Onan
veonanH209 →8 times
בְּאֶ֣רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
כְּנַ֔עַןCanaan
kenaanH3667 →94 times
וַיִּהְי֥וּand they were
vaiyihyuH1961 →3559 times
בְנֵי־[the] sons of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
פֶ֖רֶץPerez
feretzH6557 →15 times
חֶצְר֥וֹןHezron
chetzronH2696 →
וְחָמֽוּל׃and Hamul
vechamulH2538 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 38:7But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 2:3
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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 26:19
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 2:3
Through
1 Chronicles 5:2And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
it leads to
- Matthew 2:6
‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people…
- Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
- Matthew 2:6
Through
Genesis 29:35And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.
it leads to
- Genesis 49:8–12
Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
- 1 Chronicles 5:2
And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
- Matthew 1:2
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
- Genesis 49:8–12
Through
1 Chronicles 4:21The sons of Shelah son of Judah:
it leads to
- Genesis 38:5
Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.
- Genesis 38:5
About Genesis

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceThe LevantCanaanThe land God promised to Abraham's seed, walked and marked with altars by the patriarchs and possessed under Joshua four centuries…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
