The Book of Genesis-Verse by Verse

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Genesis 38:1
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.

 

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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.

 

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

 

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

 

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Genesis 38:5
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

 

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Genesis 38:6
6 Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

 

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Genesis 38:7
7 But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the LORD's sight; so the LORD put him to death.

 

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Genesis 38:8
8 Then Judah said to Onan, "Lie with your brother's wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to produce offspring for your brother."

 

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Genesis 38:9
9 But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so whenever he lay with his brother's wife, he spilled his sperm on the ground to keep from producing offspring for his brother.

 

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Genesis 38:10
10 What he did was wicked in the LORD's sight; so he put him to death also.

 

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Genesis 38:11
Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

 

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Genesis 38:12
And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

 

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Genesis 38:13
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.

 

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Genesis 38:14
And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

 

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Genesis 38:15
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.

 

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Genesis 38:16 (KJV) And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?

 

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Genesis 38:17 (KJV) And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?

 

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Genesis 38:18 (KJV) And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

 

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Genesis 38:19 (KJV) And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

 

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Genesis 38:20 (KJV) And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.