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Genesis 46:12
12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
Genesis 46:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan); and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
Context of Genesis 46:12
10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. 11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 13The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron. 14The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon and Jahleel.
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וּבְנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה עֵ֧ר וְאוֹנָ֛ן וְשֵׁלָ֖ה וָפֶ֣רֶץ וָזָ֑רַח וַיָּ֨מָת עֵ֤ר וְאוֹנָן֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־פֶ֖רֶץ חֶצְר֥וֹן וְחָמֽוּל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- Erעֵר‛êr · ErH6147
- and Onanאוֹנָן'ônân · OnanH209
- and Shelahשֵׁלָהshêlâh · ShelahH7956
- and Pharezפֶּ֫רֶץperets · PerezH6557
- and Zerahזֶ֫רַחzerach · ZerahH2226
- diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
- were Hezronחֶצְרוֹןchetsrôn · HezronH2696
- and Hamulחָמוּלchâmûl · HamulH2538
Cross-references for Genesis 46:12
- Genesis 29:35Leah became pregnant again. She gave birth to another son. She said, ‘This time I will praise the Lord.’ She called this son Judah. Then she stopped giving birth to children.
- Genesis 38:1At that time, Judah left his brothers. He went to stay with a man from the town of Adullam. His name was Hirah.
- Genesis 49:8Judah, your brothers will praise you. You will win against your enemies. Your father's sons will bend down towards the ground in front of you.
- Numbers 1:7Judah: Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.
- Numbers 26:19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in Canaan.
- Deuteronomy 33:7I pray this for the tribe of Judah: Lord, please listen to their prayers for help. May they join again with the other tribes. Please make them strong, so that they can fight against their enemies.
- Judges 1:2The Lord replied, ‘Judah should attack first. I will give the land to them, to take for themselves.’
- 1 Chronicles 2:1The sons of Israel were: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
- 1 Chronicles 3:1These sons of David were born in Hebron: The firstborn son was Amnon. His mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel. The second son was Daniel. His mother was Abigail from Carmel.
- 1 Chronicles 4:1Judah's descendants were: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur and Shobal.
- 1 Chronicles 5:2Judah became stronger than all his brothers. Israel's ruler came from his tribe. But it was Joseph who received the benefits that belong to the firstborn son.
- Psalms 78:68Instead, he chose the tribe of Judah. He chose Mount Zion, the place which he loves.
- Matthew 1:1This is a list of the ancestors of Jesus Christ. Jesus was from the family of King David. David was from the family of Abraham.
- Hebrews 7:14We know that our Lord came from Judah's tribe. Moses never said that priests could come from Judah's tribe. So we see that the old law has changed.
- Revelation 5:5Then one of the leaders said to me, ‘Do not weep! Look! There is someone who can break the seven seals and then open the book. His name is the Lion from Judah's tribe. He is called the Root of King David. He has won over all his enemies.’
Commentaries on Genesis 46:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul - It is not likely that Pharez was more than ten years of age when he came into Egypt, and if so he could not have had children; therefore it is necessary to consider Hezron and Hamul as being born during the seventeen years that Jacob sojourned in Egypt, See Clarke on Genesis 46:8; (note): and it appears necessary, for several reasons, to take these seventeen years into the account, as it is very probable that…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-34Verses 1-34 - Jacob Goes Down to Egypt 9. פלוּא pallû' Pallu, “distinguished.” חצרן chetsrôn Chetsron, of the “court,” or “village.” כרמי karmı̂y Karmi, “vine-dresser.” 10. ימוּאל yemû'êl Jemuel, “day of El.” ימין yâmı̂yn Jamin, “right hand.” אהד 'ôhad Ohad, “joining together.” יכין yâkı̂yn Jakin, “he shall establish.” צחר tsôchar Tsochar, “whiteness.” 11. גרשׁון gêreshôn Gereshon, “expelling.” קהת qehâth Qehath, “assembly.” מררי merârı̂y…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-27Verses 5-27 We have here a particular account of Jacob's family. Though the fulfilling of promises is always sure, yet it is often slow. It was now 215 years since God had promised Abraham to make of him a great nation, ch. 12:2; yet that branch of his seed, to which the promise was made sure, had only increased to seventy, of whom this particular account is kept, to show the power of God in making these seventy become a vast multitude.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-27This family history of Jacob's sons shows that all the tribes of Israel went to Egypt together. They would also leave together (see the book of Exodus).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-278-27. all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten--Strictly speaking, there were only sixty-six went to Egypt; but to these add Joseph and his two sons, and Jacob the head of the clan, and the whole number amounts to seventy. In the speech of Stephen (Ac 7:14) the number is stated to be seventy-five; but as that estimate includes five sons of Ephraim and Manasseh (1Ch 7:14-20), born in Egypt, the two accounts…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 46
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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