Genesis 38:29

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֣י ׀ כְּמֵשִׁ֣יב יָד֗וֹ וְהִנֵּה֙ יָצָ֣א אָחִ֔יו וַתֹּ֕אמֶר מַה־פָּרַ֖צְתָּ עָלֶ֣יךָ פָּ֑רֶץ וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ פָּֽרֶץ

Transliteration

And wayehî as he kəmēšîb his yādô, and behold, yāṣāʾ his ʾāḥîw. And wattōʾmer, how pāraṣtā upon you pāreṣ! And wayyiqrāʾ his šemô Pāreṣ

Grammar Details

*wayehî*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened
*kəmēšîb*: preposition + hiphil participle, masculine singular - as withdrawing
*yādô*: noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand
*yāṣāʾ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he came out
*ʾāḥîw*: noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother
*wattōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said
*pāraṣtā*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have broken out
*pāreṣ*: noun, masculine singular - breach
*wayyiqrāʾ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he called
*šemô*: noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name
*Pāreṣ*: proper noun, masculine - Perez

Word Meanings

*wayehî*: and it happened/came to pass
*kəmēšîb*: as withdrawing/as pulling back/when returning
*yāṣāʾ*: he came out/emerged
*wattōʾmer*: and she said/exclaimed
*pāraṣtā*: you have broken out/burst forth/made a breach
*pāreṣ*: breach/breaking out
*wayyiqrāʾ*: and he called/named

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Referenced Verses

Gen 46:12 : 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.
Num 26:20 : 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.
1 Chr 2:4 : 4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
Matt 1:3 : 3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
Neh 11:6 : 6 All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
1 Chr 9:4 : 4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.
Neh 11:4 : 4 And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;
Ruth 4:12 : 12 And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
Luke 3:33 : 33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

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