Genesis 38:5

And she childed the third son, whom she called Shelah, and when he was born, she ceased to bear child more (or she ceased to bear any more children). (And she bare her third son, whom she called Shelah, when she was at Chezib.)

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

4And again when another child was conceived, she named the child (that was) born, Onan.

6Soothly Judah gave a wife, that was called Tamar, to his first begotten son Er.

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Cross References

Genesis 38:11Wherefore Judah said to Tamar, his son’s wife, Be thou a widow in the house of thy father, till Shelah my son waxed (or until my son Shelah hath grown up); for he dreaded lest also he should die as his brethren (did). And (so) she went, and dwelled in the house of her father.

Genesis 46:12The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah. Forsooth Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan; and the sons of Pharez were born, Hezron, and Hamul. (The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zarah. And Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan; and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.)

Numbers 26:20And the sons of Judah were these by their kindreds; Shelah, of whom came the family of Shelanites; Pharez, of him the family of Pharzites, (or Perez, of him the family of Perezites); Zerah, of him the family of Zarhites.

1 Chronicles 4:21The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah, were Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah; and these were the kindreds of the house of men working bis, in the house of an oath, (or and these were the families of the house of those who made fine linen, of the house of Ashbea or at Beth-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 →

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