GEN 38:30 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) After that, his brother who had the scarlet thread on his wrist was delivered, and he named him Zerah.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο ἐξῆλθεν ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ, ἐφʼ ᾧ ἦν ἐπὶ τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ τὸ κόκκινον· καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Ζαρά.
(Kai meta touto exaʸlthen ho adelfos autou, efʼ hō aʸn epi taʸ ⱪeiri autou to kokkinon; kai ekalese to onoma autou, Zara. )

BrTr And after this came forth his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread; and she called his name, Zara.

ULT And afterwards, his brother came out, who had the scarlet thread on his hand, and he called his name Zerah.

UST After that, his brother, who had the bright red string on his wrist, came out. So he was named Zerah, which means “brightness.”

BSB Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.[fn]

OEB Afterward his brother came out, who had the bright red thread on his hand; therefore he was named Zerah[fn].

Red

WEBBE Afterward his brother came out, who had the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zerah.[fn]

38:30 Zerah means “scarlet” or “brightness”.

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET Afterward his brother came out – the one who had the scarlet thread on his hand – and he was named Zerah.

LSV and afterward his brother has come out, on whose hand [is] the scarlet thread, and he calls his name Zerah.

FBV Then his brother with the scarlet thread on his wrist was born. He was named Zerah.[fn]

38:30 “Zerah” means “rising” (as in “sun”) with perhaps the implication of red color.

T4T Then his younger brother, the one who had the scarlet thread around his wrist, came out. And he was named Zerah, which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘redness of dawn.’

LEB And afterward his brother who had the crimson thread on his hand came out. And his name was called Zerah.

BBE And then his brother came out, with the red thread round his hand, and he was named Zerah.

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JPS And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name was called Zerah.

ASV And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zerah.

DRA Afterwards his brother came out, on whose hand was the scarlet thread: and she called him Zara.

YLT and afterwards hath his brother come out, on whose hand [is] the scarlet thread, and he calleth his name Zarah.

Drby And afterwards came out his brother, round whose hand was the scarlet thread; and they called his name Zerah.

RV And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zerah.

Wbstr And afterwards came out his brother that had the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name was called Zarah.

KJB-1769 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.

KJB-1611 And afterward came out his brother that had the skarlet threed vpon his hand, and his name was called Zarah.
(And afterward came out his brother that had the skarlet thread upon his hand, and his name was called Zarah.)

Bshps Afterward came out his brother, that had the red threede about his hande: and his name was called Zarah.
(Afterward came out his brother, that had the red threade about his hande: and his name was called Zarah.)

Gnva And afterward came out his brother that had the red threde about his hande, and his name was called Zarah.
(And afterward came out his brother that had the red threde about his hand, and his name was called Zarah. )

Cvdl Afterwarde came his brother forth, which had ye reed threde aboute his hande, and he was called Zarah.
(Afterwarde came his brother forth, which had ye/you_all red threde about his hand, and he was called Zarah.)

Wycl Afterward his brothir yede out, in whos hond was the reed threed, whom sche clepide Zaram.
(Afterward his brothir went out, in whos hand was the red thread, whom she called Zaram.)

Luth Danach kam sein Bruder heraus, der den roten Faden um seine Hand hatte. Und man hieß ihn Serah.
(Thereafter/Then came his brother heraus, the/of_the the roten Faden around/by/for his hand had. And man was_called him/it Serah.)

ClVg Postea egressus est frater ejus, in cujus manu erat coccinum: quem appellavit Zara.
(Postea egressus it_is frater his, in cuyus by_hand was coccinum: which he_called Zara. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וְ⁠אַחַר֙ & אָחִ֔י⁠ו

and=after & his/its=woman

Alternate translation: “After that, his twin brother”

יָצָ֣א

he/it_went_forth

Alternate translation: “was born”

אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל יָד֖⁠וֹ הַ⁠שָּׁנִ֑י

which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in his/its=hand the,scarlet_thread

See how you translated scarlet thread in verse 28. Alternate translation: “who had the bright red thread on his wrist.” or “with the bright red string on his wrist.”

וַ⁠יִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖⁠וֹ

and=he/it_called his/its=name

See how you translated he called his name in verse 29. Alternate translation: “So they named him”

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