Genesis 38:6

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

Genesis 38:6 in Other Translations

6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.

6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

6 In the course of time, Judah arranged for his firstborn son, Er, to marry a young woman named Tamar.

6 Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn. Her name was Tamar.

6 And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.

6 Judah chose a wife for his firstborn son Er. Her name was Tamar.

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

6 Judah got a wife for his oldest son Er. Her name was Tamar.

Genesis 38:6 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 38:6

And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn
Chose one for him, and presented her to him for his liking, whom he approving of married: whose name [was] Tamar;
which signifies a "palm tree": the Targum of Jonathan says, she was the daughter of Shem; but it is altogether improbable that a daughter of his should be living at this time, and young enough to bear children: it is much more probable that she was daughter of Levi, Judah's brother, as an Arabic writer ^F15 asserts; but it is more likely still that she was the daughter of a Canaanite, who was living in the same place, though his name is not mentioned, ( Genesis 38:11 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 Abulpharag. Hist. Dynast. p. 16.

Genesis 38:6 In-Context

4 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and named him Onan.

5 She gave birth to still another son and named him Shelah. It was at Kezib that she gave birth to him.

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

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

8 Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to raise up offspring for your brother.”

Cross References

• 1. ver 11,13