Genesis 38:2

Genesis 38:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.
• New International Version (NIV)There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. He married her and made love to her;
• English Standard Version (ESV)There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her and went in to her,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua, and he married her and went in to her.

Context of Genesis 38:2

1And it came about at that time, that Judah departed from his brothers and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her and went in to her. 3So she conceived and bore a son and he named him Er. 4Then she conceived again and bore a son and named him Onan.

Genesis 38:2 word by word

וַיַּרְא־שָׁ֧ם יְהוּדָ֛ה בַּת־אִ֥ישׁ כְּנַעֲנִ֖י וּשְׁמ֣וֹ שׁ֑וּעַ וַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָ וַיָּבֹ֥א אֵלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• a daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of a certainאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkena‛anîy · CanaaniteH3669
• whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• and he tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: marryH3947
• her and wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Genesis 38:2

• Genesis 3:6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
• Genesis 6:2that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
• Genesis 24:3and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live,
• Genesis 34:2When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
• Judges 14:2So he came back and told his father and mother, “I saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines; now therefore, get her for me as a wife.”
• Judges 16:1Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her.
• 2 Samuel 11:2Now when evening came David arose from his bed and walked around on the roof of the king’s house, and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful in appearance.
• 2 Corinthians 6:14Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?
• Genesis 46:12The sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah and Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
• 1 Chronicles 2:3The sons of Judah were Er, Onan and Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, so He put him to death.
• Genesis 6:4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

Commentaries on Genesis 38:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-30Verses 1-30 - The Family of Judah 1. עדלם ‛ǎdûllâm Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh Chirah, “nobility?” 2. שׁוּע shûa‛ Shua, “luck, riches, cry.” 3. ער ‛êr Er, “watching.” 4. אונן 'ônân Onan, “strong.” 5. שׁלה shēlâh Shelah, “request? rest.” כזיב kezı̂yb Kezib, “falsehood.” 6. תמר tāmār Tamar, “palm.” 12. תמנה tı̂mnâh Timnah, “counted or assigned.” 14. עינים 'êynayı̂m Enaim, “two fountains.” 29. פרץ perets Perets, “breach.” This…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-30The story of Judah and Tamar is a carefully placed break in the larger story. It shows what was happening in Judah’s family. Judah would later become an important leader. The story also shows the early stages of the family mixing with the people of the land. This helps explain why God sent the family to Egypt (chapters 39–47). The Egyptians kept themselves separate from other peoples (43:32). Because of that, the Israelites were more likely to keep their…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite--Like Esau [Ge 26:34], this son of Jacob, casting off the restraints of religion, married into a Canaanite family; and it is not surprising that the family which sprang from such an unsuitable connection should be infamous for bold and unblushing wickedness.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 38:2

• Adultery
• Canaanites
• Judah
• Shua

In the dictionaries

• Canaanite
• Judah
• Cananaean; Canaanite
• Canaan, Canaanite
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Lay
• Remain
• Shelah
• Archaeology; Archaeology and Criticism

Commentaries on Genesis 38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings