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Genesis 38:2

Daughter of ShuahJudahShuah

1 About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.

There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.

3 So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and Judah named him Er.

4 Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.

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BSB
There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.
KJV
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.
WEB
There, Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite man named Shua. He took her, and went in to her.
ASV
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. And he took her, and went in unto her.
DARBY
And Judah saw there the daughter of a Canaanitish man whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in to her.
BLB
And Judah saw there a daughter of a man, a Canaanite, and his name [was] Shua. And he took her and went in to her.
ÅB
Der så Juda datteren til en kana'anittisk mann som hette Sua; og han tok henne til hustru og gikk inn til henne.
OTB
Der så Juda datteren til en kanaaneisk mann ved navn Sjua; han tok henne til kone og hadde samkvem med henne.
B1930
Der så Juda datteren til en kana'anittisk mann som hette Sua; og han tok henne til hustru og gikk inn til henne.

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  • 1 Chronicles 2:3

    The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.

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  • Genesis 24:3

    and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,

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  • 2 Corinthians 6:14

    Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

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  • Judges 16:1

    One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her.

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  • Genesis 3:6

    When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

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  • Genesis 34:2

    When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

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  • Judges 14:2

    So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”

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  • Genesis 6:4

    The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.

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