King James Version

Genesis 46:12

And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

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וּבְנֵ֣יuveneand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יְהוּדָ֗הyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.עֵ֧רerErעֵרnoun, proper name — “Er”H6147Er, the name of two IsraelitesEr.וְאוֹנָ֛ןveonanand Onanאוֹנָןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Onan”H209Onan, a son of JudahOnan.וְשֵׁלָ֖הveshelahand Shelahשֵׁלָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Shelah”H7956Shelah, the name of a postdiluvian patriarch and of an IsraeliteShelah.וָפֶ֣רֶץvaferetsand Perezפֶּרֶץconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Perez”H6557Perets, the name of two IsraelitesPerez, Pharez.וָזָ֑רַחvazarachand Zarahזֶרַחconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Zarah”H2226Zerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian princeZarah, Zerah.וַיָּ֨מָתvayamatand dieמוּתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and die”, the next action in the storyH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…עֵ֤רerErעֵרnoun, proper name — “Er”H6147Er, the name of two IsraelitesEr.וְאוֹנָן֙veonanand Onanאוֹנָןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Onan”H209Onan, a son of JudahOnan.בְּאֶ֣רֶץbeeretsin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.כְּנַ֔עַןkenaanCanaanכְּנַעַןnoun, proper name — “Canaan”H3667Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by himCanaan, merchant, traffick.וַיִּהְי֥וּvayihyvand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בְנֵיvenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […פֶ֖רֶץferetsPerezפֶּרֶץnoun, proper name — “Perez”H6557Perets, the name of two IsraelitesPerez, Pharez.חֶצְר֥וֹןchetsronHezronחֶצְרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Hezron”H2696Chetsron, the name of a place in Palestine; also of two IsraelitesHezron.וְחָמֽוּלvechamuland Hamulחָמוּלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Hamul”H2538Chamul, an IsraeliteHamul.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

Young’s Literal Translation

And sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah, (and Er and Onan die in the land of Canaan.) And sons of Pharez are Hezron and Hamul.

World English Bible

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

Darby Translation

— And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pherez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pherez were Hezron and Hamul.

Douay-Rheims

The sons of Juda: Her and Onan and Sela and Phares and Zara. And Her and Onan died in the land of Chanaan. And sons were born to Phares: Hesron and Hamul.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the sons of Judas; Er, and Aunan, and Selom, and Phares, and Zara: and Er and Aunan died in the land of Chanaan.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱοὶ δὲ Ἰούδα, Ἢρ, καὶ Αὐνὰν, καὶ Σηλὼμ, καὶ Φαρὲς, καὶ Ζαρά· ἀπέθανε δὲ Ἢρ καὶ Αὐνὰν ἐν γῇ Χαναάν· ἐγένοντο δὲ υἱοὶ Φαρὲς, Ἑσρὼν, καὶ Ἰεμουήλ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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