Genesis 38 · Verse 6

Genesis 38:6

And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
Genesis 38:6, King James Version

Genesis 38:6 in other translations

BSBNow Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
WEBJudah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
ASVAnd Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.
YLTAnd Judah taketh a wife for Er, his first-born, and her name is Tamar;
DARBYAnd Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
BBEAnd Judah took a wife for his first son Er, and her name was Tamar.
WebsterAnd Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name was Tamar.

Genesis 38:6 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּקַּ֧חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
יְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
אִשָּׁ֖ה'i.Shaha wifeH802
לְעֵ֣רle.'Erfor ErH6147
בְּכוֹר֑וֹbe.kho.Rofirstborn hisH1060
וּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.Mahand name herH8034
תָּמָֽר\׃ta.Mar[was] TamarH8559

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

Cross references for Genesis 38:6

  • Genesis 21:21

    And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

  • 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:

  • Matthew 1:3

    And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

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took.
21:21; 24:3
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Mt 1:3

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Context

  • 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 38:7

    And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.

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Genesis 38:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Judá tomó mujer para su primogénito Er, la cual se llamaba Thamar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Juda prit pour Er, son premier-né, une femme qui se nommait Tamar.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Juda nahm ein Weib für Gher, seinen Erstgeborenen, und ihr Name war Tamar.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dedit autem Judas uxorem primogenito suo Her, nomine Thamar.