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Genesis 38:2

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

KJV

Viditque ibi filiam hominis Chananæi, vocabulo Sue : et accepta uxore, ingressus est ad eam.

Vulgate

καὶ ἴδεν ἐκεῖ Ἰούδας θυγατέρα ἀνθρώπου Χαναναίου ᾗ ὄνομα Σαύα· καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτὴν καὶ εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς αὐτήν.

LXX

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.

ASV

וַ/יַּרְא שָׁ֧ם יְהוּדָ֛ה בַּת אִ֥ישׁ כְּנַעֲנִ֖י וּ/שְׁמ֣/וֹ שׁ֑וּעַ וַ/יִּקָּחֶ֖/הָ וַ/יָּבֹ֥א אֵלֶֽי/הָ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People ShuahJudahJudah

In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בַּת
bt
noun · 585×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
יְהוּדָ֔ה
yhvdh
proper_noun · 809×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
כְּנַעֲנִי֙
kn'ny
noun · 72×
שׁ֑וּעַ
shv'
proper_noun · 2×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 2:3 — The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
  • 1Chr 2:3 — The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
  • Gen 24:3 — And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: