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Genesis 38:10-12
New King James Version
Genesis 38:10-12
New King James Version
10 And the thing which he did [a]displeased the Lord; therefore He killed (A)him also.
11 Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, (B)“Remain a widow in your father’s house till my son Shelah is grown.” For he said, “Lest he also die like his brothers.” And Tamar went and dwelt (C)in her father’s house.
12 Now in the process of time the daughter of Shua, Judah’s wife, died; and Judah (D)was comforted, and went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
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- Genesis 38:10 Lit. was evil in the eyes of
Genesis 38:10-12
New International Version
Genesis 38:10-12
New International Version
10 What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death also.(A)
11 Judah then said to his daughter-in-law(B) Tamar,(C) “Live as a widow in your father’s household(D) until my son Shelah(E) grows up.”(F) For he thought, “He may die too, just like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s household.
12 After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua,(G) died. When Judah had recovered from his grief, he went up to Timnah,(H) to the men who were shearing his sheep,(I) and his friend Hirah the Adullamite(J) went with him.
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