28As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his wrist and said, “This one came out first.” 29But 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. Perez means breaking out.30Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist, came out. And he was named Zerah. Zerah can mean scarlet or brightness.