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Genesis 38:2

What does Genesis 38:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 38:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And there he saw the daughter of a certain man of Canaan named Shua, and took her as his wife.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and Judah seeth there the daughter of a man, a Canaanite, whose name <FI>is<Fi> Shuah, and taketh her, and goeth in unto her.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he saw there the daughter of a man of Chanaan, called Sue: and taking her to wife, he went in unto her.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Judah saw there the daughter of a Canaanitish man whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in to her.

Context

v.1And 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.

v.2This passage

v.3And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:14

    Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

  • Genesis 34:2

    And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.

  • Genesis 6:4

    The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them: the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.

  • Genesis 46:12

    And the 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.

  • Genesis 3:6

    And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:3

    The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and he slew him.

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