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29 And then it happened, as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out. So she said, “What a breach you have made for yourself!” So he was named [a](A)Perez. 30 Afterward his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand; and he was named [b](B)Zerah.

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  1. Genesis 38:29 Lit a breach
  2. Genesis 38:30 Lit a dawning, brightness

29 But when he drew back his hand, his brother came out,(A) and she said, “So this is how you have broken out!” And he was named Perez.[a](B) 30 Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist,(C) came out. And he was named Zerah.[b](D)

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  1. Genesis 38:29 Perez means breaking out.
  2. Genesis 38:30 Zerah can mean scarlet or brightness.