Here are the names of Judah’s sons. They are listed by their families. The Shelanite family came from Shelah. The Perezite family came from Perez. The Zerahite family came from Zerah.

按着家族，犹大其余的众子：属示拉的，有示拉族；属法勒斯的，有法勒斯族；属谢拉的有谢拉族。

按着宗族，犹大的众子：属示拉的，有示拉族；属法勒斯的，有法勒斯族；属谢拉的，有谢拉族。

按着宗族，犹大的众子：属示拉的，有示拉族；属法勒斯的，有法勒斯族；属谢拉的，有谢拉族。

犹大的子孙有示拉族、法勒斯族、谢拉族。

犹大子孙，按着家族，属示拉的，有示拉家族；属法勒斯的，有法勒斯家族；属谢拉的，有谢拉家族。

按着家族，猶大其餘的眾子：屬示拉的，有示拉族；屬法勒斯的，有法勒斯族；屬謝拉的，有謝拉族。

按着宗族，猶大的眾子：屬示拉的，有示拉族；屬法勒斯的，有法勒斯族；屬謝拉的，有謝拉族。

按着宗族，猶大的眾子：屬示拉的，有示拉族；屬法勒斯的，有法勒斯族；屬謝拉的，有謝拉族。

猶大的子孫有示拉族、法勒斯族、謝拉族。

猶大子孫，按著家族，屬示拉的，有示拉家族；屬法勒斯的，有法勒斯家族；屬謝拉的，有謝拉家族。

猶大的子孫、按他們的家族：屬示拉的、有示拉家族，屬法勒斯的、有法勒斯家族，屬謝拉的、有謝拉家族。

猶大之子、循其室家、示拉、為示拉族祖、法勒斯、為法勒斯族祖、謝拉、為謝拉族祖、

又生示拉與其眷聚、法勒士與其眷聚、西喇與其眷聚、

猶大其餘諸子之各族、示拉子孫為示拉族、法勒斯子孫為法勒斯族、謝拉子孫為謝拉族、

The descendants of Judah by their clans were: through Shelah, the Shelanite clan; through Perez, the Perezite clan; through Zerah, the Zerahite clan.

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.

These were the clans descended from Judah’s surviving sons: The Shelanite clan, named after their ancestor Shelah. The Perezite clan, named after their ancestor Perez. The Zerahite clan, named after their ancestor Zerah.

Judah’s descendants by their clans: the Shelanite clan from Shelah; the Perezite clan from Perez; the Zerahite clan from Zerah.

The sons of Judah by their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

And the sons of Judah according to their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Parzites; of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

Judah’s descendants by their clans: the Shelanite clan from Shelah; the Perezite clan from Perez; the Zerahite clan from Zerah.

And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

And the Judahites by their families were: from Shelah, the family of the Shelahites; from Perez, the family of the Perezites; and from Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

The sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

Pethahiah worked for the king in all matters that were connected with the people. He was the son of Meshezabel. Meshezabel belonged to the family line of Zerah. Zerah was the son of Judah.

The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah. But Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

Judah recognized them. He said,“ She’s a better person than I am. I should have given her to my son Shelah, but I didn’t.” Judah never slept with Tamar again.The time came for Tamar to have her baby. There were twin boys inside her.As the babies were being born, one of them stuck out his hand. So the woman helping Tamar took a bright red thread. The woman tied it on the baby’s wrist. She said,“ This one came out first.”But he pulled his hand back, and his brother came out first instead. She said,“ Just look at how you have forced your way out!” So he was called Perez.Then his brother, who had the red thread on his wrist, came out. So he was named Zerah.

Here is the family line of Perez. Perez was the father of Hezron.Hezron was the father of Ram. Ram was the father of Amminadab.Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.Salmon was the father of Boaz. Boaz was the father of Obed.Obed was the father of Jesse. And Jesse was the father of David.

Shelah was the son of Judah. The sons of Shelah were Er and Laadah. Er was the father of Lekah. Laadah was the father of Mareshah. He was also the father of the family groups of the linen workers who lived in Beth Ashbea.

Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah. Tamar was their mother. Perez was the father of Hezron. Hezron was the father of Ram.

Then Judah spoke to his daughter- in- law Tamar. He said,“ Live as a widow in your father’s home. Wait there until my son Shelah grows up.” Judah was thinking,“ Shelah might die too, just like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s home.

At the same time, other people from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. Here are the leaders from the family line of Judah. There was Athaiah. He was the son of Uzziah. Uzziah was the son of Zechariah. Zechariah was the son of Amariah. Amariah was the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Mahalalel. Mahalalel belonged to the family line of Perez.

So she took off her widow’s clothes. She covered her face with a veil so people wouldn’t know who she was. Then she sat down at the entrance to Enaim. Enaim is on the road to Timnah. Tamar knew that Shelah had grown up. But she hadn’t been given to him as his wife.

The sons of Judah were Er, Onan and Shelah. A woman from Canaan had these three sons by him. She was the daughter of Shua. Er was Judah’s oldest son. He was evil in the Lord’ s sight. So the Lord put him to death.Tamar was Judah’s daughter- in- law. She had Perez and Zerah by him. The total number of Judah’s sons was five.The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda. The total number of Zerah’s sons was five.The son of Karmi was Achar. He brought trouble on Israel. Some things that had been set apart to the Lord in a special way to be destroyed. He took some of those things. When he did that, he disobeyed the Lord’ s command.The son of Ethan was Azariah.

Many important men who belonged to the family line of Perez lived in Jerusalem. The total number of them was 468.

She had still another son. She named him Shelah. He was born at Kezib.

Nahshon was the son of Amminadab. Amminadab was the son of Ram. Ram was the son of Hezron. Hezron was the son of Perez. Perez was the son of Judah.