Genesis 38:28-30

New International Reader's Version

²⁸ As the babies were being born, one of them stuck out his hand. So the woman helping Tamar took a bright red thread. The woman tied it on the baby’s wrist. She said, “This one came out first.” ²⁹ But he pulled his hand back, and his brother came out first instead. She said, “Just look at how you have forced your way out!” So he was called Perez. ³⁰ Then his brother, who had the red thread on his wrist, came out. So he was named Zerah.