Kejadian 38:30

38:30 Afterward his brother came out – the one who had the scarlet thread on his hand – and he was named Zerah. ¹ 

Kejadian 41:11

41:11 We each had a dream one night; each of us had a dream with its own meaning. ² 

Kejadian 41:16

41:16 Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “It is not within my power, ³  but God will speak concerning ⁴  the welfare of Pharaoh.” ⁵ 

[38:30]  ¹ sn Perhaps the child was named Zerah because of the scarlet thread. Though the Hebrew word used for “scarlet thread” in v. 28 is not related to the name Zerah, there is a related root in Babylonian and western Aramaic that means “scarlet” or “scarlet thread.” In Hebrew the name appears to be derived from a root meaning “to shine.” The name could have originally meant something like “shining one” or “God has shined.” Zerah became the head of a tribe (Num 26:20) from whom Achan descended (Josh 7:1).

[41:11]  ² tn Heb “and we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he, each according to the interpretation of his dream we dreamed.”

[41:16]  ³ tn Heb “not within me.”

[41:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “God will answer.”

[41:16]  ⁵ tn The expression שְׁלוֹם פַּרְעֹה (shÿlom par’oh) is here rendered “the welfare of Pharaoh” because the dream will be about life in his land. Some interpret it to mean an answer of “peace” – one that will calm his heart, or give him the answer that he desires (cf. NIV, NRSV, NLT).