Genesis 38:5
And she, yet again, bare a son, and called his name Shelah,—and she, was at Chezib, when she bare him.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
4And she conceived again and bare a son,—and she called his name Onan.
6And Judah took a wife, for Er his firstborn,—and, her name, was Tamar.
Cross References
Genesis 38:11Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law—Remain a widow in the house of thy father until Shelah my son grow up. For he said, Lest, he also, die, like his brethren. So Tamar went her way, and remained in the house of her father.
Genesis 46:12And the sons of Judah,—Er and Onan and Shelah, and Perez and Zerah,—but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul;
Numbers 26:20And so, as to the sons of Judah, by their families, it was found that—To Shelah, pertained the family of the Shelanites, To Perez, the family of the Perezites,—To Zerah, the family of the Zerahites;
1 Chronicles 4:21the sons of Shelah, the son of Judah, Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah,—and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;
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 →