18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

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18 He said, “What pledge should I give you?”

“Your seal(A) and its cord, and the staff(B) in your hand,” she answered. So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.(C)

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29 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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29 But when he drew back his hand, his brother came out,(A) and she said, “So this is how you have broken out!” And he was named Perez.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 38:29 Perez means breaking out.

30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.

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30 Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist,(A) came out. And he was named Zerah.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 38:30 Zerah can mean scarlet or brightness.