¹² Through the offspring the Lord gives you by this young woman, may your family be like that of Perez,^(A) whom Tamar^(B) bore to Judah.”

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)

²⁰ Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the Lord give you children by this woman to take the place of the one she prayed^(A) for and gave to^[a] the Lord.” Then they would go home.

The Genealogy of David^(A)

¹⁸ This, then, is the family line of Perez^(B):

²⁰ The descendants of Judah by their clans were:

²² These were the clans of Judah;^(F) those numbered were 76,500.