Genesis 38:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.”

What this verse means

A short, plain-language explanation of Genesis 38:5 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.

Compare translations
BSBPD

“Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and she addeth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Shelah; and he was in Chezib in her bearing him.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
Open the full comparison
Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 38:5 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 38:11Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.
  2. Genesis 38:26Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.
  3. Genesis 46:12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
  4. Numbers 26:19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.
  5. Numbers 26:20These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
  6. 1 Chronicles 2:3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.
  7. 1 Chronicles 4:21The sons of Shelah son of Judah:

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Keep exploring