Genesis 38 · Verse 2

Genesis 38:2

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.
Genesis 38:2, King James Version

Genesis 38:2 in other translations

BSBThere Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.
WEBThere, Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite man named Shua. He took her, and went in to her.
ASVAnd Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.
YLTand Judah seeth there the daughter of a man, a Canaanite, whose name is Shuah, and taketh her, and goeth in unto her.
DARBYAnd Judah saw there the daughter of a Canaanitish man whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in to her.
BBEAnd there he saw the daughter of a certain man of Canaan named Shua, and took her as his wife.
WebsterAnd Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in to her.

What does Genesis 38:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite--Like Esau [Ge 26:34], this son of Jacob, casting off the restraints of religion, married into a Canaanite family; and it is not surprising that the family which sprang from such an unsuitable connection should be infamous for bold and unblushing wickedness.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Genesis 38:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּרְא\־vai.yar'-and he sawH7200
שָׁ֧םshamthereH8033
יְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
בַּת\־bat-a daughter ofH1323
אִ֥ישׁ'isha manH376
כְּנַעֲנִ֖יke.na.'a.Nia CanaaniteH3669
וּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.Moand name hisH8034
שׁ֑וּעַShu.a'[was] ShuaH7770
וַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haand he took herH3947
וַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935
אֵלֶֽיהָ\׃'e.Lei.hainto herH413

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 38:2

  • 1 Chronicles 2:3

    The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him.

  • Genesis 24:3

    And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

  • 2 Corinthians 6:14

    Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

  • Judges 16:1

    Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.

  • Genesis 3:6

    And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

  • Genesis 34:2

    And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.

  • Judges 14:2

    And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.

  • Genesis 6:4

    There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

  • 2 Samuel 11:2

    And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

  • Genesis 46:12

    And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

  • Genesis 6:2

    That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
saw.
3:6; 6:2; 24:3; 34:2; Jud 14:2; 16:1; 2Sa 11:2; 2Co 6:14
Shuah.
46:12; 1Ch 2:3
Shua.
took.
6:4; 24:3

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Context

  • Genesis 38:1

    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.

  • Genesis 38:2

    And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

  • Genesis 38:3

    And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.

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Genesis 38:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vió allí Judá la hija de un hombre Cananeo, el cual se llamaba Súa; y tomóla, y entró á ella:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Juda y vit la fille d’un homme cananéen, et son nom était Shua; et il la prit, et vint vers elle.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Juda sah daselbst die Tochter eines kanaanitischen Mannes, mit Namen Schua; und er nahm sie und ging zu ihr ein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Viditque ibi filiam hominis Chananæi, vocabulo Sue: et accepta uxore, ingressus est ad eam.