King James Version

Genesis 38:6

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

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וַיִּקַּ֧חvayiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.יְהוּדָ֛הyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.אִשָּׁ֖הishaheachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.לְעֵ֣רleerto Erעֵרpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Er”H6147Er, the name of two IsraelitesEr.בְּכוֹר֑וֹbekhorvofirstbornבְּכוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “firstborn”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1060firstborn; hence, chiefeldest (son), firstborn(-ling).וּשְׁמָ֖הּushemahand fameשֵׁםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.תָּמָֽרtamarTamarתָּמָרnoun, proper name — “Tamar”H8559Tamar, the name of three women and a placeTamar.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And Judah taketh a wife for Er, his first-born, and her name [is] Tamar;

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And Juda took a wife for Her his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Judas took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name was Thamar.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔλαβεν Ἰούδας γυναῖκα Ἢρ τῷ πρωτοτόκῳ αὐτοῦ, ᾗ ὄνομα Θάμαρ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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