Genesis 38:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.”
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BSBPD
“Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And Judah taketh a wife for Er, his first-born, and her name <FI>is<Fi> Tamar;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 38:6 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 21:21And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 24:3and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,
- Matthew 1:3Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
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