Genesis 38:29
29 But then he pulled back his hand, and out came his brother! “What!” the midwife exclaimed. “How did you break out first?” So he was named Perez.*
Genesis 38:29 — The New International Version (NIV)
29 But when he drew back his hand, his brother came out, and she said, “So this is how you have broken out!” And he was named Perez.
Genesis 38:29 — English Standard Version (ESV)
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 Perez.
Genesis 38:29 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
Genesis 38:29 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
29 Then it happened, as he drew back his hand, that his brother came out unexpectedly; and she said, “How did you break through? This breach be upon you!” Therefore his name was called Perez.
Genesis 38:29 — New Century Version (NCV)
29 But he pulled his hand back in, so the other baby was born first. The nurse said, “So you are able to break out first,” and they named him Perez.
Genesis 38:29 — American Standard Version (ASV)
29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself? therefore his name was called Perez.
Genesis 38:29 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
29 And it came to pass as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out; and she said, How hast thou broken forth! on thee be the breach! And they called his name Pherez.
Genesis 38:29 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
29 As he pulled back his hand, his brother was born. So she said, “Is this how you burst into the world!” He was named Perez [Bursting Into].
Genesis 38:29 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
29 But then he pulled his hand back, and his brother came out. Then she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
Genesis 38:29 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
29 But just then he drew back his hand, and out came his brother; and she said, “What a breach you have made for yourself!” Therefore he was named Perez.
Genesis 38:29 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
29 Then his hand drew back and, behold, his brother came out, and she said, “What a breach you have made for yourself!” And she called his name Perez.
Genesis 38:29 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
29 But he pulled his hand back, and his brother came out first instead. She said, “Just look at how you have broken out!” So he was called Perez.
Genesis 38:29 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
29 But it came about as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out. Then she said, “What a breach you have made for yourself!” So he was named Perez.