Genesis 38:6
New International Version
Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

New Living Translation
In the course of time, Judah arranged for his firstborn son, Er, to marry a young woman named Tamar.

English Standard Version
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

Berean Standard Bible
Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

King James Bible
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.

New King James Version
Then Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

New American Standard Bible
Now Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

NASB 1995
Now Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

NASB 1977
Now Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

Amplified Bible
Now Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn; her name was Tamar.

Christian Standard Bible
Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

American Standard Version
And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Yehuda took a woman for Eyr, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Judas took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name was Thamar.

Contemporary English Version
Later, Judah chose Tamar as a wife for Er, his oldest son.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Juda took a wife for Her his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.

English Revised Version
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Judah chose a wife for his firstborn son Er. Her name was Tamar.

Good News Translation
For his first son Er, Judah got a wife whose name was Tamar.

International Standard Version
Judah found a wife for his oldest son Er. Her name was Tamar.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.

Literal Standard Version
And Judah takes a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name [is] Tamar;

Majority Standard Bible
Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

New American Bible
Judah got a wife named Tamar for his firstborn, Er.

NET Bible
Judah acquired a wife for Er his firstborn; her name was Tamar.

New Revised Standard Version
Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn; her name was Tamar.

New Heart English Bible
And Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name was Tamar.

World English Bible
Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

Young's Literal Translation
And Judah taketh a wife for Er, his first-born, and her name is Tamar;

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Context
Judah and Tamar
5Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him. 6Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. 7But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.…

Cross References
Genesis 38:5
Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.

Genesis 38:7
But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.


Treasury of Scripture

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

took.

Genesis 21:21
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

Genesis 24:3
And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

Tamar.

Matthew 1:3
And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

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Genesis 38
1. Judah begets Er, Onan, and Shelah.
6. Er's marriage with Tamar, and death.
8. The trespass of Onan.
11. Tamar is reserved for Shelah.
12. Judah's wife dies.
13. Tamar deceives Judah.
27. She bears twins, Pharez and Zarah.














Verse 6. - And Judah took a wife (cf. Genesis 21:21; Genesis 24:4) for Er his firstborn, - "by the early marriage of his sons Judah seems to have intended to prevent in them a germinating corruption (Lange) - whose name as Tamar - "Palm tree" (Gesenius). Though the name was Shemitic, it does not follow that the person was. Cf. Melchisedeck and Abimelech. Yet she is not expressly called a Canaanite, though it is more than probable she was. Lange conjectures that she may have been of Philistine descent, and thinks the narrative intends to convey the impression that she was a woman of extraordinary character.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Now Judah
יְהוּדָ֛ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

acquired
וַיִּקַּ֧ח (way·yiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

a wife
אִשָּׁ֖ה (’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

for Er,
לְעֵ֣ר (lə·‘êr)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6147: Er -- two men of Judah

his firstborn,
בְּכוֹר֑וֹ (bə·ḵō·w·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1060: Firstborn, chief

and her name
וּשְׁמָ֖הּ (ū·šə·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8034: A name

was Tamar.
תָּמָֽר׃ (tā·mār)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8559: Tamar -- daughter-in-law of Judah, also two Israelite women, also a place South of the Dead Sea


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