Genesis
Genesis 38:29
29But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.b
Footnotes
- b 38:29 Perez means breaking out.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But when he pulled his hand | יָד֗וֹ | yā·ḏōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| back | כְּמֵשִׁ֣יב | kə·mê·šîḇ | Preposition-k; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| and his brother | אָחִ֔יו | ’ā·ḥîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| came out | יָצָ֣א | yā·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| she said | וַתֹּ֕אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| You have broken out first | פָּרַ֖צְתָּ | pā·raṣ·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6555 break through |
| So he was named | וַיִּקְרָ֥א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Perez | פָּֽרֶץ׃ | pā·reṣ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6557 Perets |
Cross-references
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Genesis 46:12 · 1 Chronicles 2:4 · Numbers 26:20 · Matthew 1:3 · Nehemiah 11:6 · Ruth 4:12 · Nehemiah 11:4 · 1 Chronicles 9:4 · Luke 3:33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.