KJV King James Version
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
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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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.
WEB World English Bible
She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
ASV American Standard Version
And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and she addeth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Shelah; and he was in Chezib in her bearing him.
Surrounding context — 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.
3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name [was] Tamar.
7 And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַתֹּ֤סֶףH3254 · ya.saphto add: againעוֹד֙H5750 · odstillוַתֵּ֣לֶדH3205 · ya.ladto begetבֵּ֔ןH1121 · benson: childוַתִּקְרָ֥אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שְׁמ֖וֹH8034 · shemnameשֵׁלָ֑הH7956 · she.lahShelahוְהָיָ֥הH1961 · ha.yahto beבִכְזִ֖יבH3580 · ke.zivChezibבְּלִדְתָּ֥הּH3205 · ya.ladto begetאֹתֽוֹ׃H853 · et[Obj.]
Cross-references
Numbers 26:20And 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 38:11Then 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 4:21The 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,Genesis 38:26And 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 46:12And 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.
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