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 Elle devint encore enceinte, et enfanta un fils, qu’elle appela Onan.

5 Elle enfanta de nouveau un fils, qu’elle appela Schéla; Juda était à Czib quand elle l’enfanta.

6 Juda prit pour Er, son premier-né, une femme nommée Tamar.

7 Er, premier-né de Juda, était méchant aux yeux de l’Éternel; et l’Éternel le fit mourir.

8 Alors Juda dit à Onan: Va vers la femme de ton frère, prends-la, comme beau-frère, et suscite une postérité à ton frère.

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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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