Genesis 38:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 38:1

Judah and Tamar

1 It came to pass at that time that Judah departed from his brothers, and ^avisited a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah.

2 And Judah ^asaw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was ^bShua, and he married her and went in to her.

3 So she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name ^aEr.

4 She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name ^aOnan.

5 And she conceived yet again and bore a son, and called his name ^aShelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.

6 Then Judah ^atook a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was ^bTamar.

7 But ^aEr, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, ^band the Lord killed him.

8 And Judah said to Onan, “Go in to ^ayour brother’s wife and marry her, and raise up an heir to your brother.”

9 But Onan knew that the heir would not be ^ahis; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother’s wife, that he emitted on the ground, lest he should give an heir to his brother.

10 And the thing which he did¹ displeased the Lord; therefore He killed ^ahim also.

11 Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, ^a“Remain a widow in your father’s house till my son Shelah is grown.” For he said, “Lest he also die like his brothers.” And Tamar went and dwelt ^bin her father’s house.

12 Now in the process of time the daughter of Shua, Judah’s wife, died; and Judah ^awas comforted, and went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
AT THAT time Judah withdrew from his brothers and went to [lodge with] a certain Adullamite named Hirah.

Contemporary English Version
About that time Judah left his brothers in the hill country and went to live near his friend Hirah in the town of Adullam.

Darby English Version
And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a man of Adullam whose name was Hirah.

Good News Bible
About that time Judah left his brothers and went to stay with a man named Hirah, who was from the town of Adullam.

King James Version
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 American Standard Bible
And it came about at that time, that Judah departed from his brothers and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

New International Version
At that time, Judah left his brothers and went down to stay with a man of Adullam named Hirah.

New King James Version
It came to pass at that time that Judah departed from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And it came about at that time, that Judah departed from his brothers and visited a certain Adullamite, who had the name of Hirah.

Revised Standard Version
It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Judah goeth down from his brethren, and turneth aside unto a man, an Adullamite, whose name `is' Hirah;

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