Genesis 38:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. He married her and made love to her;

New Living Translation
There he saw a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua, and he married her. When he slept with her,

English Standard Version
There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her and went in to her,

Berean Study Bible
There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.

New American Standard Bible
Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her as a wife and had relations with her.

NASB 1995
Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her and went in to her.

NASB 1977
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her and went in to her.

Amplified Bible
There Judah saw a daughter of Shua, a Canaanite, and he took her [as his wife] and lived with her.

Christian Standard Bible
There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite named Shua; he took her as a wife and slept with her.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite named Shua; he took her as a wife and slept with her.

Contemporary English Version
While there he met the daughter of Shua, a Canaanite man. Judah married her,

Good News Translation
There Judah met a young Canaanite woman whose father was named Shua. He married her,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man whose name was Shua. He married her and slept with her.

International Standard Version
There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. He married her, had sexual relations with her,

NET Bible
There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. Judah acquired her as a wife and had marital relations with her.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

New King James Version
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua, and he married her and went in to her.

King James 2000 Bible
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.

New Heart English Bible
There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite whose name was Shua. And he married her and slept with her.

World English Bible
Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her, and went in to her.

American King James Version
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in to her.

American Standard Version
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. And he took her, and went in unto her.

A Faithful Version
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite man named Shuah. And he took her and went in to her.

Darby Bible Translation
And Judah saw there the daughter of a Canaanitish man whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in to her.

English Revised Version
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in to her.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And Iudah sawe there the daughter of a man called Suah a Canaanite: and he tooke her to wife, and went in vnto her.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And there he saw ye daughter of a man called Sua, a Chanaanite: and he toke her, and went in to her.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And there Iuda sawe a ma of Canaas doughter called Sua, and toke her. And whe he had lyen with her,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
and there he sawe the doughter of a man called Sua a Canaanyte. And he toke her ad went in vnto her.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Judah sees there the daughter of a man, a Canaanite, whose name [is] Shuah, and takes her, and goes in to her.

Young's Literal Translation
and Judah seeth there the daughter of a man, a Canaanite, whose name is Shuah, and taketh her, and goeth in unto her.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Judah will see there the daughter of a man, a Canaanite, and his name Shuah, and he will take her and will go in to her.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he saw there the daughter of a man of Chanaan, called Sue: and taking her to wife, he went in unto her.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he saw there the daughter of a man called Shua, of Canaan. And taking her as a wife, he entered to her.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Yehuda saw there the daughter of a Canaanite man, and her name was Shua, and he took her and he went into her.

Lamsa Bible
And Judah saw there the daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Judas saw there the daughter of a Chananitish man, whose name was Sava; and he took her, and went in to her.
















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