Genesis 38:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then she had another son, to whom she gave the name Shelah; she was at Chezib when the birth took place.

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  • Num 26:20 : 20 And the sons of Judah by their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelahites: of Perez, the family of the Perezites: of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
  • 1 Chr 4:21 : 21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the families of those who made delicate linen, of the family of Ashbea;
  • Gen 38:11 : 11 Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, Go back to your father's house and keep yourself as a widow till my son Shelah becomes a man: for he had in his mind the thought that death might come to him as it had come to his brothers. So Tamar went back to her father's house.
  • Gen 38:26 : 26 Then Judah said openly that they were his, and said, She is more upright than I am, for I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he had no more connection with her.
  • Gen 46:12 : 12 And the sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah and Perez and Zerah: but Er and Onan had come to their death in the land of Canaan; and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

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  • Gen 38:1-4
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    1 Now at that time, Judah went away from his brothers and became the friend of a man of Adullam named Hirah.

    2 And there he saw the daughter of a certain man of Canaan named Shua, and took her as his wife.

    3 And she gave birth to a son, and he gave him the name Er.

    4 And again she gave birth to a son, and he gave him the name Onan.

  • Gen 29:33-35
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    33 Then she became with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Because it has come to the Lord's ears that I am not loved, he has given me this son in addition: and she gave him the name Simeon.

    34 And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be united to me, because I have given him three sons: so he was named Levi.

    35 And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to the Lord: so he was named Judah; after this she had no more children for a time.

  • Gen 38:23-27
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    23 And Judah said, Let her keep the things, so that we may not be shamed; I sent the young goat, but you did not see the woman.

    24 Now about three months after this, word came to Judah that Tamar, his daughter-in-law, had been acting like a loose woman and was with child. And Judah said, Take her out and let her be burned.

    25 And while she was being taken out, she sent word to her father-in-law, saying, The man whose property these things are, is the father of my child: say then, whose are this ring and this cord and this stick?

    26 Then Judah said openly that they were his, and said, She is more upright than I am, for I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he had no more connection with her.

    27 And when the time came for her to give birth, it was clear that there were two children in her body.

  • 1 Chr 2:3-4
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    3 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah; these three were his sons by Bathshua, the Canaanite woman. And Er, Judah's oldest son, did evil in the eyes of the Lord; and he put him to death.

    4 And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, had Perez and Zerah by him. All the sons of Judah were five.

  • Gen 38:11-15
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    11 Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, Go back to your father's house and keep yourself as a widow till my son Shelah becomes a man: for he had in his mind the thought that death might come to him as it had come to his brothers. So Tamar went back to her father's house.

    12 And after a time, Bath-shua, Judah's wife, came to her end; and after Judah was comforted for her loss, he went to Timnah, where they were cutting the wool of his sheep, and his friend Hirah of Adullam went with him.

    13 And when Tamar had news that her father-in-law was going up to Timnah to the wool-cutting,

    14 She took off her widow's clothing, and covering herself with her veil, she took her seat near Enaim on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was now a man, but she had not been made his wife.

    15 When Judah saw her he took her to be a loose woman of the town, because her face was covered.

  • Gen 46:12
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    12 And the sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah and Perez and Zerah: but Er and Onan had come to their death in the land of Canaan; and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

  • Gen 38:6
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    6 And Judah took a wife for his first son Er, and her name was Tamar.

  • 1 Chr 1:24
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    24 Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,

  • Num 26:20
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    20 And the sons of Judah by their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelahites: of Perez, the family of the Perezites: of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

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    8 Now when Lo-ruhamah had been taken from the breast, the woman gave birth to a son.

  • 1 Chr 4:21
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    21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the families of those who made delicate linen, of the family of Ashbea;

  • 1 Chr 7:23
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    23 After that, he had connection with his wife, and she became with child and gave birth to a son, to whom his father gave the name of Beriah, because trouble had come on his family.

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    12 And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a second son.

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    19 And again Leah became with child, and she gave Jacob a sixth son.

  • 1 Chr 1:18
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    18 And Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

  • Gen 30:10
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    10 And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a son.

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    8 Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife and do what it is right for a husband's brother to do; make her your wife and get offspring for your brother.

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    23 Now Jacob had twelve sons: the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first son, and Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Zebulun;

  • Gen 30:23
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    23 And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.

  • Gen 38:19
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    19 Then she got up and went away and took off her veil and put on her widow's clothing.

  • Gen 30:17
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    17 And God gave ear to her and she became with child, and gave Jacob a fifth son.

  • Gen 30:7
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    7 And again Bilhah, Rachel's servant, was with child, and gave birth to a second son.

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    41 And Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.