Genesis 38:5
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
Genesis 38:5 in other translations
| BSB | Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him. |
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| WEB | She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him. |
| ASV | And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. |
| YLT | and she addeth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Shelah; and he was in Chezib in her bearing him. |
| DARBY | And again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bore him. |
| BBE | Then she had another son, to whom she gave the name Shelah; she was at Chezib when the birth took place. |
| Webster | And she yet again conceived, and bore a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him. |
What does Genesis 38:5 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Genesis 38:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 38:5
- Numbers 26:20
And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
- 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 38:26
And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
- Genesis 38:11
Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.
- 1 Chronicles 4:21
The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,
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Context
- Genesis 38:4
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
- Genesis 38:5
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
- Genesis 38:6
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
Genesis 38:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y volvió á concebir, y parió un hijo, y llamó su nombre Sela. Y estaba en Chezib cuando lo parió. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et elle enfanta encore un fils, et elle appela son nom Shéla. Et Juda était à Kezib quand elle l’enfanta. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wiederum gebar sie einen Sohn, und sie gab ihm den Namen Schela; Juda war aber zu Kesib, als sie ihn gebar. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Tertium quoque peperit: quem appellavit Sela; quo nato, parere ultra cessavit. |