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Genesis 38:5

What does Genesis 38:5 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 38:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then she had another son, to whom she gave the name Shelah; she was at Chezib when the birth took place.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and she addeth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Shelah; and he was in Chezib in her bearing him.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

She bore also a third: whom she called Sela. After whose birth, she ceased to bear any more.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bore him.

Context

v.4And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

v.5This passage

v.6And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.

Cross references

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

  • Genesis 38:26

    And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous than I, forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

  • 1 Chronicles 4:21

    The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

  • Genesis 38:11

    Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.

  • 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.

  • Numbers 26:20

    And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

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