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

Other Translations of Genesis 38:2

New International Version

2 There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. He married her and made love to her;

English Standard Version

2 There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her and went in to her,

The Message

2 While there, Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite named Shua. He married her, they went to bed,

New King James Version

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

New Living Translation

2 There he saw a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua, and he married her. When he slept with her,

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 38:2

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The profligate conduct of Judah and his family.

This 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 of Judah, John 8:41. What awful examples the Lord proclaims in his punishments, of his utter displeasure at sin! Let us seek grace from God to avoid every appearance of sin. And let that state of humbleness to which Jesus submitted, when he came to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself, in appointing such characters as those here recorded, to be his ancestors, endear the Redeemer to our hearts.