4812.他玛所生的儿子表示教会的两个基本要素，即信与爱：法勒斯表示信，谢拉表示爱。他们的出生代表爱其实才是教会头生的，信仅表面上看似是头生的。
Potts(1905-1910) 4812
4812. The sons by Tamar signify the two essentials of the church, namely, faith and love-Perez faith, and Zerah love. Their birth represents that love is actually the firstborn of the church, and faith only apparently so.
Elliott(1983-1999) 4812
4812. His sons by Tamar mean the two essentials of the Church, which are faith and love - Perez meaning faith and Zerah love. Their birth represents the truth that love is in actual fact the firstborn of the Church, and that faith only appears to be this.
Latin(1748-1756) 4812
4812. `Filii ex Tamare' significant bina essentialia Ecclesiae, nempe fidem et amorem, `Perez' fidem, et `Zerah' amorem; nativitas eorum repraesentat quod amor actualiter primogenitus Ecclesiae sit, et quod fides modo apparenter.