Font Size
Genesis 38:28-30
International Standard Version
Genesis 38:28-30
International Standard Version
28 While she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand, so the midwife grabbed it and tied something scarlet around his hand, observing, “This one came out first.”
29 As it was, he withdrew his hand, and then his brother was born. Amazed, the midwife[a] cried out loud, “What’s this? A breach birth?” So that boy[b] was named Perez.[c] 30 Afterwards, his brother came out, and around his hand was the scarlet. So they named him Zerah.[d]
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Genesis 38:29 Lit. Amazed, she
- Genesis 38:29 Lit. So he
- Genesis 38:29 The Heb. name Perez means breach
- Genesis 38:30 The Heb. name Zerah means rising
International Standard Version (ISV) 
Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. Used by permission of Davidson Press, LLC.