"Moreover, may your housebe like the houseof PerezwhomTamarboreto Judah,throughthe offspringwhichthe LORDwill giveyou by thisyoungwoman."
But it cameabout as he drewbackhis hand,that behold,his brothercameout. Then she said,"Whata breachyou have madefor yourself!" So he was namedPerez.
The sonsof Judah:Erand Onanand Shelahand Perezand Zerah(but Erand Onandiedin the landof Canaan).And the sonsof Perezwere Hezronand Hamul.
Tamarhis daughter-in-lawborehim Perezand Zerah.Judahhad fivesonsin all.
"But not onehas done[so] who has a remnantof the Spirit.And whatdid [that] one[do] while he was seekinga godlyoffspring?Takeheedthen to your spirit,and let noone dealtreacherouslyagainst the wifeof your youth.
Judahwas the fatherof Perezand Zerahby Tamar,Perezwas the fatherof Hezron,and Hezronthe fatherof Ram.
Now theseare the generationsof Perez:to Perezwas bornHezron,
Then Eliwould blessElkanahand his wifeand say,"May the LORDgiveyou childrenfrom thiswomanin placeof the oneshe dedicatedto the LORD."And they wentto their own home.
