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Amplified Bible

1 Chronicles 2:5

The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Hamul;   Hezron;   Pharez;   Segub;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Caleb;   Hamul;   Judah upon Jordan;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Chronology;   Genealogy of Jesus Christ;   Hur;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Pharez;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Genealogy;   Genealogy of Jesus Christ;   Hamul;   Hezron;   Judah;   Perez;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Genealogies of Jesus Christ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hamul, Hamulites;   Hezron ;   Phares, Pharez ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jesse;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ha'mul;   Jes'se;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hamul;   Hezron (1);   Perez;   Ruth, the Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hamul;   Judah;   Nahshon;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Perez’s sons: Hezron and Hamul.
Hebrew Names Version
The sons of Peretz: Hetzron, and Hamul.
King James Version
The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
English Standard Version
The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
New Century Version
Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul.
New English Translation
The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
New American Standard Bible
The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
World English Bible
The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonnes of Pharez, Hezron & Hamul.
Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
Contemporary English Version
Perez was the father of Hezron and Hamul.
Complete Jewish Bible
The sons of Peretz: Hetzron and Hamul.
Darby Translation
The sons of Pherez: Hezron and Hamul.
Easy-to-Read Version
Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul.
George Lamsa Translation
The sons of Pharez: Hezron and Hamul.
Good News Translation
Perez had two sons, Hezron and Hamul.
Lexham English Bible
The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
Literal Translation
The sons of Pharez: Hezron and Hamul.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The childre of Phares are, Hesrom and Hamuel.
American Standard Version
The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.
Bible in Basic English
The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonnes of Pharez: Hezron, and Hamul.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.
King James Version (1611)
The sonnes of Pharez: Hezron, and Hamul.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The sons of Phares, Esrom, and Jemuel.
English Revised Version
The sons of Perez; Hezron and Hamul.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli the sones of Phares weren Esrom, and Chamul.
Update Bible Version
The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.
Webster's Bible Translation
The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
New King James Version
The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
New Living Translation
The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
New Life Bible
The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
New Revised Standard
The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The sons of Perez, Hezron and Hamul.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the sons of Phares, were Hesron and Hamul.
Revised Standard Version
The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Pharez: Hezron, and Hamul.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

Contextual Overview

1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah; the three were born to him by Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah's eldest, was evil in the LORD'S sight, and He put him to death. 4Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah's sons were five in all. 5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all. 7The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who violated the ban [by taking things from Jericho that had been banned]. 8The son of Ethan: Azariah. 9The sons of Hezron who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai [that is, Caleb]. 10Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Hezron: Genesis 46:12, Numbers 26:21, Ruth 4:18, Matthew 1:3, Luke 3:33, Esrom

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 4:1 - Pharez 1 Chronicles 9:4 - Pharez Acts 7:14 - threescore

Cross-References

Genesis 2:9
And [in that garden] the LORD God caused to grow from the ground every tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the [experiential] knowledge (recognition) of [the difference between] good and evil.
Genesis 2:11
The first [river] is named Pishon; it flows around the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
Genesis 2:12
The gold of that land is good; bdellium (a fragrant, valuable resin) and the onyx stone are found there.
Genesis 3:23
therefore the LORD God sent Adam away from the Garden of Eden, to till and cultivate the ground from which he was taken.
Genesis 4:2
And [later] she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept the flocks [of sheep and goats], but Cain cultivated the ground.
Genesis 4:12
"When you cultivate the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength [it will resist producing good crops] for you; you shall be a fugitive and a vagabond [roaming aimlessly] on the earth [in perpetual exile without a home, a degraded outcast]."
Job 5:10
"He gives rain upon the earth And sends waters upon the fields,
Psalms 104:14
He causes grass to grow for the cattle, And all that the earth produces for cultivation by man, So that he may bring food from the earth—
Psalms 135:7
Who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth; Who makes lightning for the rain, Who brings the wind from His storehouses;
Jeremiah 14:22
Are there any among the idols of the nations who can send rain? Or can the heavens [of their own will] give showers? Is it not You, O LORD our God? Therefore we will wait and hope [confidently] in You, For You are the one who has made all these things [the heavens and the rain].

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The sons of Pharez,.... One of the above twins, born to Judah:

Hezron and Hamul; see Genesis 46:12.


 
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