KJV King James Version
And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 46:12
And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
WEB World English Bible
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
ASV American Standard Version
And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah, (and Er and Onan die in the land of Canaan.) And sons of Pharez are Hezron and Hamul.
Surrounding context — Genesis 46
9 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
10 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
13 And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
14 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
15 These [be] the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters [were] thirty and three.
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וּבְנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childיְהוּדָ֗הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahעֵ֧רH6147 · erErוְאוֹנָ֛ןH209 · o.nanOnanוְשֵׁלָ֖הH7956 · she.lahShelahוָפֶ֣רֶץH6557 · pe.retsPerezוָזָ֑רַחH2226 · ze.rachZerahוַיָּ֨מָתH4191 · mutto dieעֵ֤רH6147 · erErוְאוֹנָן֙H209 · o.nanOnanבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetכְּנַ֔עַןH3667 · ke.na.anCanaanוַיִּהְי֥וּH1961 · ha.yahto beבְנֵי־H1121 · benson: childפֶ֖רֶץH6557 · pe.retsPerezחֶצְר֥וֹןH2696 · chets.ronHezronוְחָמֽוּל׃H2538 · cha.mulHamul
Cross-references
Genesis 29:35And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.Genesis 38:7And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.Genesis 38:10And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.1 Chronicles 4:21The sons of Shelah the son of Judah [were], Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,Genesis 38:24-30And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she [is] with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.Numbers 1:7Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.Deuteronomy 33:7And this [is the blessing] of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help [to him] from his enemies.Genesis 38:1-3And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name [was] Hirah.Matthew 1:1-3The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.Genesis 49:8-12Judah, thou [art he] whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand [shall be] in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.Psalm 78:68But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.Judges 1:2And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.1 Chronicles 5:2For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph’s:)1 Chronicles 2:3-5The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: [which] three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.Revelation 5:5And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.1 Chronicles 2:1These [are] the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,Numbers 26:19-21The sons of Judah [were] Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.Numbers 1:26-27Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
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