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.
Note Perez means breaking out.
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.
Note How hast…: or, Wherefore hast thou made this breach against thee?
Note Pharez: that is A breach
As 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.
Note Perez means “breaking out”.
And 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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Genesis 38:29
- A.M. 2283. B.C. 1721. How hast, etc. or, Wherefore hastthou made this breach against thee? his name.
- Genesis 46:12; Numbers 26:20; 1 Chronicles 2:4; 1 Chronicles 9:4; Nehemiah 11:4, 6
- Perez
- Matthew 1:3; Luke 3:33