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Genesis 38:1–2

Judah and Tamar

38 It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and settled near a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah. There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; he married her and went in to her.

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Genesis 38:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

At that time, Judah left his brothers and went down to stay with a man of Adullam named Hirah. There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. He married her and made love to her;

Genesis 38:1–2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and turned aside to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her and went in to her,

Genesis 38:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

Genesis 38:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

About this time, Judah left home and moved to Adullam, where he stayed with a man named Hirah. There he saw a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua, and he married her. When he slept with her,

Genesis 38:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

It came to pass at that time that Judah departed from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua, and he married her and went in to her.

Genesis 38:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

About that time, Judah left his brothers and went to stay with a man named Hirah in the town of Adullam. There Judah met a Canaanite girl, the daughter of a man named Shua, and married her. Judah had sexual relations with her,

Genesis 38:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.

Genesis 38:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a man of Adullam whose name was Hirah. And Judah saw there the daughter of a Canaanitish man whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in to her.

Genesis 38:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

About that time Judah left his brothers and went to stay with a man from Adullam whose name was Hirah. There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man whose name was Shua. He married her and slept with her.

Genesis 38:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

At that time Judah left his brothers and settled near an Adullamite named Hirah. There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite named Shua; he took her as a wife and slept with her.

Genesis 38:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And it happened that at that time Judah went down from his brothers and pitched his tent near a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. And Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite there whose name was Shua. And he took her and went in to her.

Genesis 38:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

At that time, Judah left his brothers. He went down to stay with a man named Hirah. Hirah was from the town of Adullam.

There Judah met the daughter of a man from Canaan. His name was Shua. Judah married her and made love to her.

Genesis 38:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

And it came about at that time, that Judah departed from his brothers and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her and went in to her.


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