^38:2There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man⁴ named Shua.⁵ Judah acquired her as a wife⁶ and had marital relations with her.⁷^38:3She became pregnant⁸ and had a son. Judah named⁹ him Er. ^38:4She became pregnant again and had another son, whom she named Onan. ^38:5Then she had¹⁰ yet another son, whom she named Shelah. She gave birth to him in Kezib.¹¹

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4 Heb “a man, a Canaanite.”
5 Heb “and his name was Shua.”
6 Heb “and he took her.”
7 Heb “and he went to her.” This expression is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.
8 Or “she conceived” (also in the following verse).
9 Some read this verb as feminine, “she called,” to match the pattern of the next two verses. But the , “he called,” should probably be retained as the more difficult reading. Heb “and he called his name.” The referent (Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
10 Heb “and she added again and she gave birth.” The first verb and the adverb emphasize that she gave birth once more.
11 Or “and he [i.e., Judah] was in Kezib when she gave birth to him.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her and went in to her, and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er. She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan. Yet again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah. Judah was in Chezib when she bore him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. He married her and made love to her; she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, who was named Er. She conceived again and gave birth to a son and named him Onan. She gave birth to still another son and named him Shelah. It was at Kezib that she gave birth to him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite named Shua; he took her as a wife and slept with her. She conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him Er. She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and named him Onan. She gave birth to another son and named him Shelah. It was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.

NLTNew Living Translation

There he saw a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua, and he married her. When he slept with her, she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and he named the boy Er. Then she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son, and she named him Onan. And when she gave birth to a third son, she named him Shelah. At the time of Shelah’s birth, they were living at Kezib.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite there whose name was Shua. And he took her and went in to her. And she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er. And she conceived again and bore a son, and he called his name Onan. And once again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah. And he was in Chezib when she bore him.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

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