Genesis 38:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 38:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּרְבּוּ֙
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
הַיָּמִ֔ים
yôwm
H3117
day
וַתָּ֖מָת
mûwth
H4191
to die
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
שׁ֣וּעַ
Shûwaʻ
H7770
Shuah
אֵֽשֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
יְהוּדָ֑ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
יְהוּדָ֗ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וַיַּ֜עַל
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
גֹּֽזֲזֵ֤י
gazâz
H1494
to shear
צֹאנוֹ֙
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
ה֗וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וְחִירָ֛ה
Chîyrâh
H2437
Hirah
רֵעֵ֥הוּ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
הָעֲדֻלָּמִ֖י
ʻĂdullâmîy
H5726
Adullamite
תִּמְנָֽתָה
Timnâh
H8553
Timnah
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World English Bible Public Domain
After many days, Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah, the Adullamite.
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King James Version Public Domain
And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the days were many, and Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Then Judah was comforted, and he went up to Timnah, to who were shearing his sheep, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
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