The sonsוּבְנֵיof Judah:יְהוּדָהEr,עֵרOnan,וְאוֹנָןShelah,וְשֵׁלָהPerez,וָפֶרֶץand Zerah;וָזָרַחbut Erוַ עֵרand Onanוְאוֹנָןdiedיָּמָתin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Canaan.כְּנַעַןAnd the sonsוַ בְנֵיof PerezפֶרֶץwereיִּהְיוּHezronחֶצְרוֹןand Hamul.וְחָמוּל
Genesis 46:12
Study it in the app“The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 46:12, word by word
- The sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- Erעֵרer
Er
Er, the elder son of Judah; also another Israelite.
Where else “er” appears- Onanאוֹנָןonan
Onan
Onan, the second son of Judah.
Where else “onan” appears- Shelahשֵׁלָהshela
Shelah
Shelah, the third son of Judah.
Where else “shela” appears- Perezפֶרֶץferets
Perez
Perez, "breach": a son of Judah and Tamar, ancestor of King David.
Where else “ferets” appears- and Zerahזָרַחzarach
Zerah
Zerah, the name of several people: above all a son of Judah and Tamar, twin of Perez; also a grandson of Esau, the father of a king of Edom, a Cushite who attacked Judah, and others.
Where else “zarach” appears- diedיָּמָתyamat
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamat” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Canaanכְּנַעַןkenaan
Canaan
See it on the mapWhere else “kenaan” appears- wereיִּהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- Hezronחֶצְרוֹןchetsron
Hezron
Hezron, the name of a son of Reuben and of a grandson of Judah, an ancestor of David; also a place in Judah.
Where else “chetsron” appears- and Hamulחָמוּלchamul
Hamul
Hamul, a son of Perez, grandson of Judah.
Where else “chamul” appears
Places in this verse
Canaan
Today: Israel, West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, western Syria
The land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, today Israel, Palestine and parts of Lebanon.
God promised this land to Abraham and his descendants (Gen 17:8). Israel entered it after forty years in the wilderness (Josh 5:12).
The context
11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 · This verse (above)
13The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron.
To study Genesis 46 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim say to Israel at Beersheba, and what happened when he met Joseph (vv. 2-4, 29)?
2. What it means
Why does Elohim say to him, “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt” (v. 3)?
3. How I live it
What change that frightens you can you place in Elohim’s hands today?