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29 (A)But as he withdrew his hand, his brother came out; and she said, “What a breach you have made for yourself!” So he was called Perez.[a] 30 Afterward his brother, who had the crimson thread on his hand, came out; he was called Zerah.[b](B)

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  1. 38:29 He was called Perez: the Hebrew word means “breach.”
  2. 38:30 He was called Zerah: a name connected here by popular etymology with a Hebrew word for the red light of dawn, alluding apparently to the crimson thread.

18 (A)These are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,(B)

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Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah, so that he had five sons in all.(A)

The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.(B) The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda—five in all.(C) The sons of Zimri: Carmi. The sons of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban.(D) The sons of Ethan: Azariah. The sons born to Hezron were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.[a](E)

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  1. 2:9 Chelubai: a variant form of the name Caleb (vv. 18, 42), a different person from the Chelub mentioned in 4:11.