Genesis 38:12
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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.After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.
In other translations
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.After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.
Hebrew words
וַיִּרְבּוּvaiyirbuand they increasedH7235הַיָּמִיםhaiyamimthe daysH3117וַתָּמָתvatamotand she diedH4191בַּת־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323שׁוּעַshua'ShuaH7770אֵשֶׁת־'eshet-[the] wife ofH802יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063וַיִּנָּחֶםvaiyinachemand he was comfortedH5162יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063וַיַּעַלvaiya'aland he went upH5927עַל־'al-toH5921גֹּזֲזֵיgozazei[the] shearers ofH1494צֹאנוֹtzonosheep hisH6629הוּאhu'heH1931וְחִירָהvechirahand HirahH2437רֵעֵהוּre'ehufriend hisH7453הָעֲדֻלָּמִיha'adulamithe AdullamiteH5726תִּמְנָתָה׃timnatahTimnah towardsH8553
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Related verses
- Joshua 15:10And 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 Beth–shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.
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- Judges 14:1And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.
- Genesis 24:67And 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.And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.
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- Joshua 15:57Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, along with their villages.
- 2 Samuel 13:23-2923 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal–hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons. 24 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant. 25 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him. 26 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?23 Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king. 24 And he went to the king and said, “Your servant has just hired shearers. Will the king and his servants please come with me?” 25 “No, my son,” the king replied, “we should not all go, or we would be a burden to you.” Although Absalom urged him, he was not willing to go, but gave him his blessing. 26 “If not,” said Absalom, “please let my brother Amnon go with us.” “Why should he go with you?” the king asked.
- Genesis 38:1And 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.About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.
- Genesis 31:19And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
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People and places
Places: Timnah (Genesis 38)