Genesis 38:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

At that time, Judah left his brothers and turned aside to a certain Adullamite man named Hirah.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    At that time, Judah left his brothers and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass at that time,{H6256} that Judah{H3063} went down{H3381} from his brethren,{H251} and turned{H5186} in to a certain{H376} Adullamite,{H5726} whose name{H8034} was Hirah.{H2437}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass at that time{H6256}, that Judah{H3063} went down{H3381}{(H8799)} from his brethren{H251}, and turned{H5186}{(H8799)} in to a certain{H376} Adullamite{H5726}, whose name{H8034} was Hirah{H2437}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And it fortuned at that tyme that Iudas went from his brethren and gatt him to a man called Hira of Odollam

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    It fortuned at the same time, yt Iuda wente downe fro his brethren, & gat him to a man called Hyra at Odollam.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And at that time Iudah went downe from his brethren, and turned in to a man called Hirah an Adullamite.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    About that tyme Iudas went downe from his brethren, and gate him to a man called Hirah of Adulam.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name [was] Hirah.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It happened at that time, that Judah went down from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Judah goeth down from his brethren, and turneth aside unto a man, an Adullamite, whose name `is' Hirah;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Now at that time, Judah went away from his brothers and became the friend of a man of Adullam named Hirah.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It happened at that time, that Judah went down from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Judah and Tamar At that time Judah left his brothers and stayed with an Adullamite man named Hirah.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 22:1 : 1 David left from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father's household heard about it, they went down to him there.
  • 2 Sam 23:13 : 13 During harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
  • 2 Kgs 4:8 : 8 One day, Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman who urged him to stay for a meal. So whenever he passed by, he would stop there to eat.
  • Josh 15:35 : 35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah.
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.
  • Mic 1:15 : 15 I will bring a conqueror against you, inhabitants of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.
  • Judg 4:18 : 18 Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, "Come, my lord, come right in. Don't be afraid." So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.
  • Gen 19:2-3 : 2 He said, "Please, my lords, turn aside to your servant’s house. Spend the night and wash your feet; then you can rise early and be on your way." But they said, "No, we will spend the night in the square." 3 But Lot insisted strongly, so they turned aside to him and entered his house. He prepared a meal for them, baking unleavened bread, and they ate.
  • Josh 12:15 : 15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
  • Prov 9:6 : 6 Leave your simple ways and live; walk in the way of understanding."

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 38:2-3
    2 verses
    85%

    2 There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. He married her and had relations with her.

    3 She conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him Er.

  • Gen 38:11-16
    6 verses
    78%

    11 Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, 'Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up,' for he thought, 'He might die too, just like his brothers.' So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.

    12 After a long time, Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he went up to Timnah to his sheep shearers, accompanied by his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

    13 When Tamar was told, 'Your father-in-law is on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,'

    14 So she took off her widow's garments, covered herself with a veil, wrapped herself up, and sat down at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. She saw that Shelah had grown up, but she had not been given to him as a wife.

    15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, because she had covered her face.

    16 He turned aside to her by the roadside and said, 'Come now, let me sleep with you.' He did not know she was his daughter-in-law. She asked, 'What will you give me to sleep with you?'

  • Gen 38:19-24
    6 verses
    76%

    19 Then she got up and left, took off her veil, and put back on her widow's garments.

    20 Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite to retrieve the pledge from the woman, but he could not find her.

    21 He asked the men of the place, 'Where is the prostitute who was by the road at Enaim?' They replied, 'There has been no prostitute here.'

    22 So he returned to Judah and said, 'I couldn’t find her. Furthermore, the men of the place said, "There has been no prostitute here."'

    23 Judah said, 'Let her keep what she has, or we will become a laughingstock. After all, I sent her this young goat, but you didn’t find her.'

    24 About three months later, Judah was told, 'Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant as a result.' Judah said, 'Bring her out and let her be burned!'

  • Gen 38:5-8
    4 verses
    73%

    5 She gave birth to yet another son and named him Shelah. Judah was in Chezib when she gave birth to him.

    6 Judah arranged a wife for Er, his firstborn son. Her name was Tamar.

    7 But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight, so the LORD put him to death.

    8 Then Judah said to Onan, 'Lie with your brother's widow, perform your duty as her brother-in-law, and produce offspring for your brother.'

  • 1 Chr 2:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua, the Canaanite. However, Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the LORD, and He put him to death.

    4 Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, gave birth to Perez and Zerah. The total number of Judah’s sons was five.

  • Matt 1:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2 Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac was the father of Jacob; Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.

    3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar; Perez was the father of Hezron; Hezron was the father of Ram.

  • Gen 38:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26 Judah recognized them and said, 'She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.' And he did not have relations with her again.

    27 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb.

  • Judg 1:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9 Afterward, the men of Judah went down to fight the Canaanites living in the hill country, the Negev, and the lowland.

    10 Judah also attacked the Canaanites living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

  • 1 Sam 22:1
    70%

    1 David left from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father's household heard about it, they went down to him there.

  • Gen 44:14
    70%

    14 Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph's house while he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.

  • Luke 3:33
    69%

    33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

  • Gen 24:38
    68%

    38 Instead, you must go to my father's household and to my family to take a wife for my son.'

  • Judg 1:16
    68%

    16 The descendants of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the City of Palms to the wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went and lived among the people there.

  • Gen 46:28
    68%

    28 Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When they arrived in the land of Goshen,