Genesis 38
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Genesis 38:1-5

1And it cameH1961 aboutH1961 at that timeH6256, that JudahH3063 1departedH3381 from his brothersH251 and 2visitedH5186 a certainH376 3AdullamiteH5726, whose nameH8034 was HirahH2437. 2JudahH3063 sawH7200 thereH8033 a daughterH1323 of a certainH376 CanaaniteH3669 whose nameH8034 was 4ShuaH7770; and he tookH3947 her as a wife and hadH935 relationsH935 withH935 her. 3And she conceivedH2029 and gaveH3205 birthH3205 to a sonH1121, and he namedH7121H8034 him 5ErH6147. 4Then she conceivedH2029 againH5750 and gaveH3205 birthH3205 to a sonH1121, and she namedH7121H8034 him 6OnanH209. 5She gaveH3205 birthH3205 to yetH5750 anotherH3254 sonH1121 and namedH7121H8034 him 7ShelahH7956; and it was at ChezibH3580 8that she gaveH3205 birthH3205 to him.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 38:1 Lit went down ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 38:1 Lit turned aside to ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 38:1 Josh 15:35; 1 Sam 22:1 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 38:2 1 Chr 2:3 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 38:3 Gen 46:12; Num 26:19 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 38:4 Gen 46:12 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 38:5 Num 26:20 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 38:5 Lit when ↩

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