Genesis 38:5
Strong's Lexicon
Then she gave birth to
וַתֵּ֣לֶד (wat·tê·leḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3205: 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)

another
וַתֹּ֤סֶף (wat·tō·sep̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3254: 1) to add, increase, do again 1a) (Qal) to add, increase, do again 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to join, join oneself to 1b2) to be joined, be added to 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to add, increase 1c2) to do more, do again

עוֹד֙ (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5750: subst 1) a going round, continuance adv 2) still, yet, again, besides 2a) still, yet (of continuance or persistence) 2b) still, yet, more (of addition or repetition) 2c) again 2d) still, moreover, besides

son
בֵּ֔ן (bên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

and named
וַתִּקְרָ֥א (wat·tiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7121: 1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound 1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God) 1a3) to proclaim 1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read 1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow 1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to call oneself 1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named 1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

שְׁמ֖וֹ (šə·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument

him Shelah;
שֵׁלָ֑ה (šê·lāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7956: Shelah = 'a petition' 1) the youngest son of Judah

it was
וְהָיָ֥ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

at Chezib
בִכְזִ֖יב (ḇiḵ·zîḇ)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3580: Chezib = 'false' 1) a town in Judah

that she gave birth to him
בְּלִדְתָּ֥הּ (bə·liḏ·tāh)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3205: 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)

אֹתֽוֹ׃ (’ō·ṯōw)
Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.

Young's Literal Translation
and she addeth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Shelah; and he was in Chezib in her bearing him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She gave birth to another son and named him Shelah. It was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.

New American Standard Bible
She bore still another son and named him Shelah; and it was at Chezib that she bore him.

King James Bible
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
She gave birth to still another son and named him Shelah. It was at Kezib that she gave birth to him.

New Living Translation
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.

English Standard Version
Yet again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah. Judah was in Chezib when she bore him.

New American Standard Bible
She bore still another son and named him Shelah; and it was at Chezib that she bore him.

King James Bible
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She gave birth to another son and named him Shelah. It was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.

International Standard Version
Then she bore yet another son and named him Shelah. Judah was living in Kezib when she bore him.

NET Bible
Then she had yet another son, whom she named Shelah. She gave birth to him in Kezib.

American Standard Version
And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

English Revised Version
And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

Young's Literal Translation
and she addeth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Shelah; and he was in Chezib in her bearing him.
















Cross References
Genesis 38:6
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.

Numbers 26:20
And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 38:4
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

Genesis 38:3
And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.

Genesis 38:2
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

Genesis 38:7
And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

Genesis 38:8
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
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