Genesis 38:29 - Exposition

And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she ( i.e. the midwife) said, How hast thou broken forth! this breach be upon thee:— literally, What a breach hast thou made! upon thee, a breach, or, Why hast thou broken forth for thyself a breach (Delitzsch)? or, How hast thou made for thee a breach? (Murphy)— therefore his name was called Pharez —or Breach (cf. Genesis 46:12 ; Numbers 26:20 ; 1 Chronicles 2:4 ; Matthew 1:3 ).