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Genesis 38:11
“Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Genesis 38:11 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Da sprach Juda zu Tamar, seiner Schwiegertochter: Bleibe Witwe im Hause deines Vaters, bis mein Sohn Schela groß sein wird. Denn er sagte: Daß nicht auch er sterbe wie seine Brüder! Und Tamar ging hin und blieb im Hause ihres Vaters.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y Judá dijo á Thamar su nuera: Estáte viuda en casa de tu padre, hasta que crezca Sela mi hijo; porque dijo: Que quizá no muera él también como sus hermanos. Y fuése Thamar, y estúvose en casa de su padre.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E Judá disse a Tamar sua nora: Fica-te viúva em casa de teu pai, até que cresça Selá meu filho; porque disse: Para que não aconteça que morra ele também como seus irmãos. E foi-se Tamar, e ficou em casa de seu pai.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, Judá disse a Tamar, sua nora: "Permanece como viúva na casa de teu pai até que Selá, meu filho, cresça". Pois temeu: "Ele pode moorrer, assim como seus irmãos". Tamar partiu e viveu na casa de seu pai.

📖 Genesis 38:11 in Context

9And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.
10And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.
11Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.
12And 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.
13And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
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