Genesis 38:29 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 38:29 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּמֵשִׁ֣יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
יָד֗וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
וְהִנֵּה֙
hinnêh
H2009
behold
יָצָ֣א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אָחִ֔יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
וַתֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
פָּרַ֖צְתָּ
pârats
H6555
to break through
עָלֶ֣יךָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
פָּ֑רֶץ
perets
H6556
breach
וַיִּקְרָ֥א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שְׁמ֖וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
פָּֽרֶץ
Perets
H6557
Perez
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out, and she said, "Why have you made a breach for yourself?" Therefore his name was called Perez.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But it happened, when he drew his hand back in, then behold, his brother came out. Then she said, “How have you breached for yourself a breach?” So he called his name Perez.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).