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.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Genesis 38:5

And she yet againe conceiued and bare a sonne, and called his name Shelah: and hee was at Chezib, when shee bare him.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

She bore still another son and named him Shelah; and it was at Chezib that she bore him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
- American Standard Version (1901)

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

And again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bore him.
- Darby Bible

And she yet again conceived, and bore a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
- Webster's Bible

She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
- World English Bible

and she addeth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Shelah; and he was in Chezib in her bearing him.
- Youngs Literal Bible

And she yet again bore a son, and called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible Commentary for Genesis 38:5

Wesley's Notes for Genesis 38:5


38:7 And Er was wicked in the sight of the Lord - That is, in defiance of God and his law. And what came of it? Why God cut him off presently, The Lord slew him. The next brother Onan was, according to the ancient usage, married to the widow, to preserve the name of his deceased brother that died childless. This custom of marrying the brother's widow was afterward made one of the laws of Moses, #Deu 25:5|. Onan, though he consented to marry the widow, yet to the great abuse of his own body, of the wife he had married, and the memory of his brother that was gone, he refused to raise up seed unto his brother. Those sins that dishonour the body are very displeasing to God, and the evidence of vile actions. Observe, the thing which he did displeased the Lord - And it is to be feared, thousands, especially of single persons, by this very thing, still displeased the Lord, and destroy their own souls.


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