Genesis 38:6
And Juda took a wife for Her his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
In Context
5She bore also a third: whom she called Sela. after whose birth, she ceased to bear any more.
7And Her, the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord: and was slain by him.
Cross References
Genesis 24:3That I may make thee swear by the Lord the God of heaven and earth, that thou take not a wife for my son, of the daughters of the Chanaanites, among whom I dwell:
Matthew Henry on Genesis 38:2-12
Judah's Profligacy. ( b. c. 1717.) 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. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at… Read the whole commentary →