Genesis 38:1

Genesis 38:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
• New International Version (NIV)At that time, Judah left his brothers and went down to stay with a man of Adullam named Hirah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and turned aside to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
• New Living Translation (NLT)About this time, Judah left home and moved to Adullam, where he stayed with a man named Hirah.

Context of Genesis 38:1

It came to pass at that time that Judah departed from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah. 2And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua, and he married her and went in to her. 3So she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er.

Genesis 38:1 word by word

וַֽיְהִי֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔וא וַיֵּ֥רֶד יְהוּדָ֖ה מֵאֵ֣ת אֶחָ֑יו וַיֵּ֛ט עַד־אִ֥ישׁ עֲדֻלָּמִ֖י וּשְׁמ֥וֹ חִירָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass at that timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• that Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• went downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• from his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• and turnedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• in to a certainאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• Adullamiteעֲדֻלָּמִי‛ădûllâmîy · AdullamiteH5726
• whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Hirahחִירָהchîyrâh · HirahH2437

Cross-references for Genesis 38:1

• Genesis 19:2And he said, “Here now, my lords, please turn in to your servant’s house and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way.” And they said, “No, but we will spend the night in the open square.”
• Judges 4:18And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, “Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me; do not fear.” And when he had turned aside with her into the tent, she covered him with a blanket.
• 2 Kings 4:8Now it happened one day that Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a notable woman, and she persuaded him to eat some food. So it was, as often as he passed by, he would turn in there to eat some food.
• Proverbs 9:6Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding.
• Proverbs 13:20He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
• Joshua 12:15the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
• Joshua 15:35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
• 1 Samuel 22:1David therefore departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. So when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him.
• 2 Samuel 23:13Then three of the thirty chief men went down at harvest time and came to David at the cave of Adullam. And the troop of Philistines encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
• Micah 1:15I will yet bring an heir to you, O inhabitant of Mareshah; The glory of Israel shall come to Adullam.

Commentaries on Genesis 38:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1And it came to pass at that time - The facts mentioned here could not have happened at the times mentioned in the preceding chapter, as those times are all unquestionably too recent, for the very earliest of the transactions here recorded must have occurred long before the selling of Joseph. Mr. Ainsworth remarks "that Judah and his sons must have married when very young, else the chronology will not agree. For Joseph was born six years before Jacob left…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
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The profligate conduct of Judah and his family. --This chapter gives an account of Judah and his family, and such an account it is, that it seems a wonder that of all Jacob's sons, our Lord should spring out of Judah, He 7:14. But God will show that his choice is of grace and not of merit, and that Christ came into the world to save sinners, even the chief. Also, that the worthiness of Christ is of himself, and not from his ancestors. How little reason…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 38:1

• Adullam
• Adultery
• Hirah
• Judah

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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