CHAPTER EXPLORER
Genesis 38
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30 verses in KJV · 182 outgoing cross-reference links
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Opening verses of Genesis 38 (KJV)
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.
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.
38:3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Moses
Approximate study chronology: c. 1739 BC to c. 1721 BC
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Original-language word-study starting points
H3063ye.hu.dahJudah · 15 occurrencesH3808lonot · 10 occurrencesH8034shemname · 8 occurrencesH251achbrother: male-sibling · 8 occurrencesH1931huhe/she/it · 8 occurrencesH3205ya.ladto beget · 7 occurrencesH3027yadhand · 7 occurrencesH802ish.shahwoman · 6 occurrencesH8559ta.marTamar · 5 occurrencesH7971sha.lachto send: depart · 5 occurrencesH3947la.qachto take: take · 5 occurrencesH2009hin.nehbehold · 5 occurrencesH1121benson: child · 5 occurrencesH9033ohim · 4 occurrences
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