¹² and may your house be like the house of Perez, ^(A)whom Tamar bore to Judah, because ^(B)of the offspring that the Lord will give you by this young woman.”

²⁹ But as he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out. And she said, “What a breach you have made for yourself!” Therefore his name was called ^(A)Perez.^[a]

⁴ His daughter-in-law ^(A)Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

²⁰ Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “May the Lord give you children by this woman ^(A)for the petition she asked of the Lord.” So then they would return to their home.

³ and ^(A)Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,^[a]

¹² The sons of ^(A)Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but ^(B)Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan); and the sons of ^(C)Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

The Genealogy of David

¹⁸ Now these are the generations of Perez: ^(A)Perez fathered Hezron,

²⁰ And the sons of Judah according to their clans were: of Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites; of Perez, the clan of the Perezites; of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites. ²¹ And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites. ²² These are the clans of Judah as they were listed, ^(A)76,500.