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Genesis 38:6 KJV
Genesis · chapter 38 · verse 6
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.Genesis 38:6 · King James Version
Genesis 38:6 in context
4And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
5And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
6And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
7And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- firstbornbᵉkôwrfirstbornH1060 →
- JudahYᵉhûwdâhJehudah , the name of five IsraelitesH3063 →
- tooklâqachto takeH3947 →
- wifeʼishshâha womanH802 →
- nameshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individualityH8034 →
- ErʻÊrEr, the name of two IsraelitesH6147 →
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Here is, 1. Judah's foolish friendship with a Canaanite-man. He went down from his brethren, and withdrew for a time from their society and his father's family, and got to be intimately acquainted with one Hirah, an Adullamite, Gen 38:1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-11