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The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah; which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s[a] sight; and he killed him. Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all. The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing. The son of Ethan: Azariah. The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:3 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations.

From Judah to David(A)

The sons of (B)Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of (C)Shua, the Canaanitess. (D)Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; so He killed him. And (E)Tamar, his daughter-in-law, (F)bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

The sons of (G)Perez were Hezron and Hamul. The sons of Zerah were [a]Zimri, (H)Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and [b]Dara—five of them in all.

The son of (I)Carmi was [c]Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the (J)accursed[d] thing.

The son of Ethan was Azariah.

Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, [e]Ram, and [f]Chelubai.

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