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He was a descendant of Perez and was chief of all the commanders of the army for the first month.

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He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army officers for the first month.

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20 The descendants of Judah by their clans were: of Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites; of Perez, the clan of the Perezites; of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites.

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20 The descendants of Judah by their clans were:

through Shelah,(A) the Shelanite clan;

through Perez,(B) the Perezite clan;

through Zerah, the Zerahite clan.(C)

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14 The standard of the camp of Judah set out first, company by company, and over the whole company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.(A)

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14 The divisions of the camp of Judah went first, under their standard.(A) Nahshon son of Amminadab(B) was in command.

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12 The one who presented his offering the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah;

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12 The one who brought his offering on the first day was Nahshon(A) son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah.

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Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
    your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
    your father’s sons shall bow down before you.(A)
Judah is a lion’s whelp;
    from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He crouches down, he stretches out like a lion,
    like a lioness—who dares rouse him up?(B)
10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah,
    nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him,[a]
    and the obedience of the peoples is his.(C)

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  1. 49.10 Or until Shiloh comes or until he comes to Shiloh or (with Syr) until he comes to whom it belongs

“Judah,[a](A) your brothers will praise you;
    your hand will be on the neck(B) of your enemies;
    your father’s sons will bow down to you.(C)
You are a lion’s(D) cub,(E) Judah;(F)
    you return from the prey,(G) my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
    like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah,(H)
    nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,[b]
until he to whom it belongs[c] shall come(I)
    and the obedience of the nations shall be his.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:8 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.
  2. Genesis 49:10 Or from his descendants
  3. Genesis 49:10 Or to whom tribute belongs; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

29 But just then he drew back his hand and out came his brother, and she said, “What a breach you have made for yourself!” Therefore he was named Perez.[a](A)

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  1. 38.29 That is, a breach

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)

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  1. Genesis 38:29 Perez means breaking out.