Genesis 38:12 KJV
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.
Matthew Henry
- The profligate conduct of Judah and his familyThis chapter gives an account of Judah and his family, and such an account it is, that it seems a wonder that of all Jacob's sons, our Lord should spring out...
Cross References
- Joshua 15:10 And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:
- Genesis 24:67 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
- Judges 14:1 And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
- 2 Samuel 13:39 And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
- Genesis 31:19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.
- Genesis 38:1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
- Joshua 15:35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
- Joshua 15:37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,
- Joshua 15:57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:
- Joshua 19:43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
- 1 Samuel 25:4–8 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep. …
- 1 Samuel 25:36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
- 2 Samuel 13:23–29 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons. …
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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1745–1635 BC · Joseph
Places
- TimnathTown · also Timnah · Location disputed
- Places in Genesis 38 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- ShuahProstration; a pit. (1.) One of Abraham’s sons by Keturah (Gen 25:2; Chr. 1:32). (2.) 1 Chr 4:11.
- JudahPraise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: “Now will I...
- TimnathGen 38:12, Gen 38:14. (1.) Heb. Timnathah, which is appropriately rendered in the Revised Version, Timnah, a town in Judah.
- AdullamiteAn inhabitant of the city of Adullam (Gen 38:1, Gen 38:12, Gen 38:20).
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And in process וַיִּרְבּוּ wayyirbû רָבָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
- of time הַיָּמִים hayyāmîm יוֹם Noun · masculine plural · with the
- the daughter בַּת bat בַּת Noun · feminine singular construct
- of Shuah שׁוּעַ šûaʿ שׁוּעַ Proper name
- Judah's יְהוּדָה yĕhûdâ יְהוּדָה Proper name
- wife אֵשֶׁת ʾēšet אִשָּׁה Noun · feminine singular construct
- died וַתָּמָת wattāmāt מוּת Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
- and Judah יְהוּדָה yĕhûdâ יְהוּדָה Proper name
- was comforted וַיִּנָּחֶם wayyinnāḥem נָחַם Verb · niphal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- and went up וַיַּעַל wayyaʿal עָלָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- unto his sheepshearers עַל ʿal Preposition גֹּזֲזֵי gōzăzê גַּזָז Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct צֹאנוֹ ṣōʾnô צֹאן Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- to Timnath תִּמְנָתָה timnātâ תִּמְנָה Proper name · with ending: toward
- he and his friend הוּא hûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular רֵעֵהוּ rēʿēhû רֵעַ Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- Hirah וְחִירָה wĕḥîrâ חִירָה Proper name · with and
- the Adullamite הָעֲדֻלָּמִי hāʿădullāmî עֲדֻלָּמִי Noun · masculine singular · with the
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