Genesis 38:6

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 38:6

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Berean Standard Bible

Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

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KJV

King James Version

And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name [was] Tamar.

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WEB

World English Bible

Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 38

⁴ Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.

⁵ Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.

⁶ Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

⁷ But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.

⁸ Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.”

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