Genesis 38:5

Genesis 38:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
• New International Version (NIV)She gave birth to still another son and named him Shelah. It was at Kezib that she gave birth to him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Yet again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah. Judah was in Chezib when she bore him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And she conceived yet again and bore a son, and called his name Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.

Context of Genesis 38:5

3And she conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him Er. 4Then she conceived again and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan. She gave birth to yet another son and named him Shelah; and it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him. 6Now Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. 7But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord took his life.

Genesis 38:5 word by word

וַתֹּ֤סֶף עוֹד֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ שֵׁלָ֑ה וְהָיָ֥ה בִכְזִ֖יב בְּלִדְתָּ֥הּ אֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• She gaveיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• to yetעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• anotherיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and namedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• and namedשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Shelahשֵׁלָהshêlâh · ShelahH7956
• and it was at Chezibכְּזִיבkezîyb · ChezibH3580

Cross-references for Genesis 38:5

• Genesis 38:11Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Remain a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up”; for he thought, “I am afraid that he too may die like his brothers.” So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.
• Genesis 46:12And the sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
• Numbers 26:20The sons of Judah by their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
• 1 Chronicles 4:21The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea;

Commentaries on Genesis 38:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And he was at Chezib when she bare him - This town is supposed to be the same with Achzib, which fell to the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:44. "The name," says Ainsworth, "has in Hebrew the signification of lying; and to it the prophet alludes, saying the houses of Achzib shall be (Achzab) a lie to the kings of Israel, Micah 1:14."Read the comment
• 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. 1-301. at that time--a formula frequently used by the sacred writers, not to describe any precise period, but an interval near about it.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 38:5

• Achzib
• Adultery
• Chezib
• Judah
• Shelah

In the dictionaries

• Achzib
• Chezib
• Chozeba
• Lay
• Onan
• Remain
• Shelah
• Archaeology; Archaeology and Criticism
• Ben-Ammi
• Genealogy

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