The sonsof Judah:Erand Onanand Shelahand Perezand Zerah(but Erand Onandiedin the landof Canaan).And the sonsof Perezwere Hezronand Hamul.
And she conceivedagainand borea sonand said,"ThistimeI will praisethe LORD."Thereforeshe namedhim Judah.Then she stoppedbearing.
But whathe didwas displeasingin the sightof the LORD;so He tookhis lifealso.
Then she conceivedagainand borea sonand namedhim Onan.
She borestillanothersonand namedhim Shelah;and it was at Chezibthat she borehim.
But Er,Judah'sfirstborn,was evilin the sightof the LORD,so the LORDtookhis life.
The sonsof Levi:Gershon,Kohath,and Merari.
The sonsof Issachar:Tolaand Puvvahand Ioband Shimron.
Theseare the sonsof Israel:Reuben,Simeon,Levi,Judah,Issachar,Zebulun,
Now thesewere the sonsof Davidwhowere bornto him in Hebron:the firstborn[was] Amnon,by Ahinoamthe Jezreelitess;the second[was] Daniel,by Abigailthe Carmelitess;
The sonsof Judah[were] Perez,Hezron,Carmi,Hurand Shobal.
The sonsof Shelahthe sonof Judah[were] Erthe fatherof Lecahand Laadahthe fatherof Mareshah,and the familiesof the houseof the linenworkersat Beth-ashbea;
ThoughJudahprevailedover his brothers,and from him [came] the leader,yet the birthrightbelonged to Joseph),
Uthaithe sonof Ammihud,the sonof Omri,the sonof Imri,the sonof Bani,from the sonsof Perezthe sonof Judah.
From the sonsof Zerah[were] Jeueland their relatives,690[of them].
Pethahiahthe sonof Meshezabel,of the sonsof Zerahthe sonof Judah,was the king'srepresentativein allmattersconcerning the people.
But chosethe tribeof Judah,MountZionwhichHe loved.
of Judah,Nahshonthe sonof Amminadab;
And thisregarding Judah;so he said,"Hear,O LORD,the voiceof Judah,And bringhim to his people.With his handshe contendedfor them, And may You be a helpagainsthis adversaries."
For it is evidentthat our Lordwas descendedfrom Judah,a tribewith referenceto whichMosesspokenothingconcerningpriests.
and oneof the elderssaidto me, "Stopweeping;behold,the Lionthat is from the tribeof Judah,the Rootof David,has overcomeso as to openthe bookand its sevenseals."
The LORDsaid,"Judahshall goup; behold,I have giventhe landinto his hand."
"Moreover, may your housebe like the houseof PerezwhomTamarboreto Judah,throughthe offspringwhichthe LORDwill giveyou by thisyoungwoman."
