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Genesis 38:6

ErJudahTamar

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

5 Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.

Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

7 But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.

8 Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.”

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BSB
Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
KJV
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
WEB
Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
ASV
And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.
DARBY
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
BLB
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name [was] Tamar.
ÅB
Og Juda tok en hustru til Er, sin førstefødte sønn; hun hette Tamar.
OTB
Juda fant en kone til Er, sin førstefødte, og hennes navn var Tamar.
B1930
Og Juda tok en hustru til Er, sin førstefødte sønn; hun hette Tamar.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 21:21

    And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

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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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  • Matthew 1:3

    Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.

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