He was a descendant of Perez, and he was head of all of the army’s officers for the first month.
As he pulled back his hand, his brother was born. So she said, “Is this how you burst into the world!” He was named Perez [Bursting Into].
Jashobeam, son of Zabdiel, was in charge of the first unit, the one during the first month. In his unit there were 24,000.
Dodai, Ahoh’s descendant, was in charge of the unit during the second month. It was his unit. (Mikloth was one of its leaders.) In Dodai’s unit there were 24,000.
With their flag in front, the armies led by Judah’s descendants broke camp first. Nahshon, son of Amminadab, was in command.
The families descended from Judah were the family of Shelah, the family of Perez, and the family of Zerah.
The one who brought his gifts on the first day was Nahshon, son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah.