Genesis 38:6

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“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 Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 38:6 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 21:21And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
  2. 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,
  3. 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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