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.”
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“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)“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“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“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 DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 38:5 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Numbers 26:19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 4:21The sons of Shelah son of Judah:
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