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)

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)

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