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Berean Standard Bible

“There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.”

Genesis 38:2

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Study note

Genesis 38 interrupts the Joseph story to follow Judah, who has left his brothers and settled among the Canaanites. The chapter is often read as showing Judah's moral decline before his later change of heart.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.

World English Bible (WEB)

Judah saw there a certain Canaanite man named Shua’s daughter. He took her, and went in to her.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And there he saw the daughter of a certain man of Canaan named Shua, and took her as his wife.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y vió allí Judá la hija de un hombre Cananeo, el cual se llamaba Súa; y tomóla, y entró á ella:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Allí se casó con una mujer cananea, hija de Súa.

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