Genesis 46:12

King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבְנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה עֵ֧ר וְאוֹנָ֛ן וְשֵׁלָ֖ה וָפֶ֣רֶץ וָזָ֑רַח וַיָּ֨מָת עֵ֤ר וְאוֹנָן֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־פֶ֖רֶץ חֶצְר֥וֹן וְחָמֽוּל׃

Transliteration

And-sons-of Yĕhûḏâ: ʿĒr and-ʾÔnān and-Šēlâ and-Pereṣ and-Zāraḥ. And wayyāmāt ʿĒr and-ʾÔnān in-land-of Kĕnaʿan. And wayyihyû sons-of-Pereṣ Ḥeṣrôn and-Ḥāmûl.

Grammar Details

• *Yĕhûḏâ*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Judah'
• *ʿĒr*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Er'
• *ʾÔnān*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Onan'
• *Šēlâ*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Shelah'
• *Pereṣ*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Perez'
• *Zāraḥ*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Zerah'
• *wayyāmāt*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he died'
• *Kĕnaʿan*: proper noun, place name - 'Canaan'
• *wayyihyû*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they were'
• *Ḥeṣrôn*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Hezron'
• *Ḥāmûl*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Hamul'

Word Meanings

• *wayyāmāt*: died/perished
• *wayyihyû*: were/became/existed

Referenced Verses

• Gen 38:7 : 7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
• Gen 38:10 : 10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
• 1 Chr 4:21 : 21 The 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,
• Gen 29:35 : 35 And 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.
• Gen 38:1-3 : 1 And 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. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
• 1 Chr 5:2 : 2 For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)
• Ps 78:68 : 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
• Matt 1:1-3 : 1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; 3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
• Heb 7:14 : 14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
• Rev 5:5 : 5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath pvailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals theof.
• Gen 38:24-30 : 24 And 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. 25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff. 26 And Judah acknowledd them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. 27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 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. 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.
• Gen 49:8-9 : 8 Judah, 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. 9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. 11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: 12 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
• Num 1:7 : 7 Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
• Num 1:26-27 : 26 Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the mber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 27 Those that were mbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
• Num 26:19-21 : 19 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20 And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. 21 And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
• Deut 33:7 : 7 And 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.
• Judg 1:2 : 2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
• 1 Chr 2:1 : 1 These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
• 1 Chr 2:3-5 : 3 The 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. 4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. 5 The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
• 1 Chr 3:1-4:1 : 1 Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess: 2 The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith: 3 The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife. 4 These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years. 5 And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel: 6 Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet, 7 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 8 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. 9 These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister. 10 And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, 11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, 12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, 13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, 14 Amon his son, Josiah his son. 15 And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. 16 And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son. 17 And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son, 18 Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. 19 And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister: 20 And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five. 21 And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah. 22 And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six. 23 And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three. 24 And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven. 1 The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.