KJV King James Version
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name [was] Tamar.
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Genesis 38:6
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name [was] Tamar.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
WEB World English Bible
Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
ASV American Standard Version
And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Judah taketh a wife for Er, his first-born, and her name is Tamar;
Surrounding context — Genesis 38
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.
9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled [it] on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.
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Genesis 21:21And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.Genesis 24:3And 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 1:3And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
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