Genesis 38:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.”

Genesis 38:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 38:6 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 38:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Genesis 38:6 — World English Bible

Genesis 38:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Genesis 38:6 — American Standard Version

Genesis 38:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Judah taketh a wife for Er, his first-born, and her name <FI>is<Fi> Tamar;”

Genesis 38:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 38:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Genesis 38:6 — Darby Translation

Genesis 38:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Iudah tooke a wife to Er his first borne sonne whose name was Tamar.”

Genesis 38:6 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 38:6 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

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

Genesis 38:6 — The Living Sword

Genesis 38:6 in Context — Genesis 38

4 Y concibió otra vez, y parió un hijo, y llamó su nombre Onán.

5 Y volvió á concebir, y parió un hijo, y llamó su nombre Sela. Y estaba en Chezib cuando lo parió.

6 Y Judá tomó mujer para su primogénito Er, la cual se llamaba Thamar.

7 Y Er, el primogénito de Judá, fué malo á los ojos de Jehová, y quitóle Jehová la vida.

8 Entonces Judá dijo á Onán: Entra á la mujer de tu hermano, y despósate con ella, y suscita simiente á tu hermano.

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What Does Genesis 38:6 Mean?

Genesis 38:6 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 38. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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