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1 Chronicles 2:4

Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to him. Judah had five sons in all. Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Peretz and Zerach. All the sons of Yehudah were five. And Tamar his daughter in law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. Judah's daughter-in-law Tamar gave birth to Perez and Zerah. Judah was the father, so Judah had five sons. Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah's sons were five in all. His daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. And Thamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez, and Zerah: so al the sonnes of Iudah were fiue. Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar also had two sons: Perez and Zerah. Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Peretz and Zerach; thus Y'hudah had five sons altogether. And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Pherez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. Judah's daughter-in-law Tamar gave birth to Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons. And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. By his daughter-in-law Tamar, Judah had two more sons, Perez and Zerah. And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore Perez and Zerah to him. The sons of Judah were five in all. And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All Judah's sons were five. But Thamar his sonnes wife bare him Phares & Zarah, so yt all ye childre of Iuda were fyue. And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, had Perez and Zerah by him. All the sons of Judah were five. And Thamar his daughter in lawe bare him Pharez, and Zara: and so all the sonnes of Iuda were fiue. And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. And Tamar his daughter-in law bare him Pharez, and Zerah. All the sonnes of Iudah were fiue. And Thamar his daughter-in-law bore to him Phares, and Zara: all the sons of Juda were five. And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. Forsothe Thamar, wijf of the sone of Judas, childide to hym Phares, and Zaram; therfor alle the sones of Judas weren fyue. And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah [were] five. And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. Later Judah had twin sons from Tamar, his widowed daughter-in-law. Their names were Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons in all. Judah's daughter-in-law Tamar gave birth to Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. And, Tamar his daughter-in-law, bare him, Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah, were five. And Thamar his daughter in law bore him Phares and Zara. So all the sons of Juda were five. His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. And Tamar his daughter-in-law hath borne to him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah [are] five. And his daughter-in-law Tamar has borne Perez and Zerah to him. All the sons of Judah [are] five. Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Incest;   Pharez;   Segub;   Tamar;   Zarah;   Thompson Chain Reference - Pharez;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Genealogy of Jesus Christ;   Shamhuth;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Daughter-In-Law;   Pharez;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Genealogy;   Genealogy of Jesus Christ;   Judah;   Perez;   Tamar;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Genealogies of Jesus Christ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Phares, Pharez ;   Tamar ;   Zara, Zarah, Zerah ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ze'rah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Perez;   Ruth, the Book of;   Zerah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Judah;   Nahshon;   Wellhausen, Julius;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to him. Judah had five sons in all.
Hebrew Names Version
Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Peretz and Zerach. All the sons of Yehudah were five.
King James Version
And Tamar his daughter in law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
English Standard Version
His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
New Century Version
Judah's daughter-in-law Tamar gave birth to Perez and Zerah. Judah was the father, so Judah had five sons.
New English Translation
Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
Amplified Bible
Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah's sons were five in all.
New American Standard Bible
His daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
World English Bible
Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Thamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez, and Zerah: so al the sonnes of Iudah were fiue.
Legacy Standard Bible
Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
Berean Standard Bible
Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
Contemporary English Version
Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar also had two sons: Perez and Zerah.
Complete Jewish Bible
Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Peretz and Zerach; thus Y'hudah had five sons altogether.
Darby Translation
And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Pherez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
Easy-to-Read Version
Judah's daughter-in-law Tamar gave birth to Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons.
George Lamsa Translation
And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
Good News Translation
By his daughter-in-law Tamar, Judah had two more sons, Perez and Zerah.
Lexham English Bible
And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore Perez and Zerah to him. The sons of Judah were five in all.
Literal Translation
And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All Judah's sons were five.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Thamar his sonnes wife bare him Phares & Zarah, so yt all ye childre of Iuda were fyue.
American Standard Version
And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
Bible in Basic English
And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, had Perez and Zerah by him. All the sons of Judah were five.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Thamar his daughter in lawe bare him Pharez, and Zara: and so all the sonnes of Iuda were fiue.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
King James Version (1611)
And Tamar his daughter-in law bare him Pharez, and Zerah. All the sonnes of Iudah were fiue.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Thamar his daughter-in-law bore to him Phares, and Zara: all the sons of Juda were five.
English Revised Version
And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Thamar, wijf of the sone of Judas, childide to hym Phares, and Zaram; therfor alle the sones of Judas weren fyue.
Update Bible Version
And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah [were] five.
New King James Version
And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
New Living Translation
Later Judah had twin sons from Tamar, his widowed daughter-in-law. Their names were Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons in all.
New Life Bible
Judah's daughter-in-law Tamar gave birth to Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
New Revised Standard
His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Tamar his daughter-in-law, bare him, Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah, were five.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Thamar his daughter in law bore him Phares and Zara. So all the sons of Juda were five.
Revised Standard Version
His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
Young's Literal Translation
And Tamar his daughter-in-law hath borne to him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah [are] five.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

Contextual Overview

1These were Israel’s sons: 1 These are the sons of Yisra'el: Re'uven, Shim`on, Levi, and Yehudah, Yissakhar, and Zevulun, 1 These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 1 The sons of Israel were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 1 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun; 1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 1 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 1 These are the sonnes of Israel, Reuben, Simeon, Leui and Iudah, Isshachar, & Zebulun,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Tamar: Genesis 38:13-30, Ruth 4:12, Matthew 1:3, Thamar

Pharez: 1 Chronicles 9:4, Numbers 26:21, Ruth 4:18, Nehemiah 11:4, Perez, Matthew 1:3, Luke 3:33, Phares

Zerah: 1 Chronicles 9:6, Numbers 26:13, Numbers 26:20, Nehemiah 11:24, Matthew 1:3, Zara

Reciprocal: Genesis 38:29 - his name Joshua 7:17 - General 1 Chronicles 2:6 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the eretz.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth—
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the sky and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heauen and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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


 
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