Genesis 38:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 38:5 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 →
וַתֹּ֤סֶף
yâçaph
H3254
to add
עוֹד֙
ʻôwd
H5750
still
וַתֵּ֣לֶד
yâlad
H3205
to bear
בֵּ֔ן
bên
H1121
son
וַתִּקְרָ֥א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שְׁמ֖וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
שֵׁלָ֑ה
Shêlâh
H7956
Shelah
וְהָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בִכְזִ֖יב
Kᵉzîyb
H3580
Chezib
בְּלִדְתָּ֥הּ
yâlad
H3205
to bear
אֹתֽוֹ
ʼêth
H853
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World English Bible Public Domain
She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And she added yet and bore a son, and she called his name Shelah. And he was in Chezib when she bore him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).