Verse (Click for Chapter) 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; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible 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; Jump to Previous Er First Firstborn First-Born Judah Tamar WifeJump to Next Er First Firstborn First-Born Judah Tamar WifeGenesis 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 Judahיְהוּדָ֛ה (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 Links Genesis 38:6 NIVGenesis 38:6 NLT Genesis 38:6 ESV Genesis 38:6 NASB Genesis 38:6 KJV Genesis 38:6 BibleApps.com Genesis 38:6 Biblia Paralela Genesis 38:6 Chinese Bible Genesis 38:6 French Bible Genesis 38:6 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 38:6 Judah took a wife for Er his (Gen. 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