²⁸ As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife^(A) took a scarlet thread and tied it on his wrist^(B) and said, “This one came out first.” ²⁹ But when he drew back his hand, his brother came out,^(C) and she said, “So this is how you have broken out!” And he was named Perez.^{[a](D) 30} Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist,^(E) came out. And he was named Zerah.^[b](F)