Genesis 38
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Genesis 38:2-10

2JudahH3063 sawH7200 thereH8033 a daughterH1323 of a certainH376 CanaaniteH3669 whose nameH8034 was 1ShuaH7770; and he tookH3947 her and wentH935 in to her. 3So she conceivedH2029 and boreH3205 a sonH1121 and he namedH7121H8034 him 2ErH6147. 4Then she conceivedH2029 againH5750 and boreH3205 a sonH1121 and namedH7121H8034 him 3OnanH209. 5She boreH3205 stillH5750 anotherH3254 sonH1121 and namedH7121H8034 him 4ShelahH7956; and it was at ChezibH3580 5that she boreH3205 him.

6Now JudahH3063 tookH3947 a wifeH802 for ErH6147 his firstbornH1060, and her nameH8034 was TamarH8559. 7But 6ErH6147, Judah’sH3063 firstbornH1060, was evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068, so the LordH3068 tookH4191 his lifeH4191. 8Then JudahH3063 saidH559 to OnanH209, “7GoH935 in to your brother’sH251 wifeH802, and performH2992 your dutyH2992 as a brother-in-lawH2992 to her, and raiseH6965 up 8offspringH2233 for your brotherH251.” 9OnanH209 knewH3045 that the 910offspringH2233 would not be his; so whenH518 he wentH935 in to his brother’sH251 wifeH802, he 11wastedH7843 his seed on the groundH776 in order not to giveH5414 12offspringH2233 to his brotherH251. 10But whatH834 he didH6213 was displeasingH7489 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068; so He 13tookH4191 his lifeH4191 alsoH1571.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 38:2 1 Chr 2:3 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 38:3 Gen 46:12; Num 26:19 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 38:4 Gen 46:12 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 38:5 Num 26:20 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 38:5 Lit when ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 38:7 Gen 46:12; Num 26:19; 1 Chr 2:3 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 38:8 Deut 25:5, 6; Matt 22:24 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 38:8 Lit seed ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 38:9 Lit seed ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 38:9 Deut 25:6 ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 38:9 Lit spilled on the ground ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 38:9 Lit seed ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 38:10 Gen 46:12; Num 26:19 ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 38

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