Genesis 38:29 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		וַיְהִ֣י׀	h1961
1	And it came to pass as he drew back	כְּמֵשִׁ֣יב	h7725
2	his hand	יָד֗וֹ	h3027
3		וְהִנֵּה֙	h2009
4	came out	יָצָ֣א	h3318
5	that behold his brother	אָחִ֔יו	h251
6	and she said	וַתֹּ֕אמֶר	h559
7		מַה	h4100
8	How hast thou broken forth	פָּרַ֖צְתָּ	h6555
9		עָלֶ֣יךָ	h5921
10	this breach	פָּ֑רֶץ	h6556
11	was called	וַיִּקְרָ֥א	h7121
12	be upon thee therefore his name	שְׁמ֖וֹ	h8034
13	Pharez	פָּֽרֶץ׃	h6557

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself? Therefore his name was called Perez.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But then he took his hand back again, and his brother came first to birth: and the woman said, What an opening you have made for yourself! So he was named Perez.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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! on thee be the breach! And they called his name Pherez.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

It happened, as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out, and she said, "Why have you made a breach for yourself?" Therefore his name was called Perez.{Perez means "breaking out."}

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And it cometh to pass as he draweth back his hand, that lo, his brother hath come out, and she saith, `What! thou hast broken forth -- on thee `is' the breach;' and he calleth his name Pharez;