Genesis 38:12

¶ 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.

And in process {H7235} of time {H3117} the daughter {H1323} of Shuah {H7770} Judah's {H3063} wife {H802} died {H4191}; and Judah {H3063} was comforted {H5162}, and went up {H5927} unto his sheepshearers {H1494}{H6629} to Timnath {H8553}, he and his friend {H7453} Hirah {H2437} the Adullamite {H5726}.

In due time, Shua's daughter, the wife of Y'hudah, died. After Y'hudah had been comforted, he went up to be with his sheep-shearers in Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the 'Adulami.

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.

And in process of time Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

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Cross-References

  • Joshua 15:10 (4 votes)

    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:

  • 2 Samuel 13:39 (3 votes)

    And [the soul of] king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

  • Genesis 24:67 (3 votes)

    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 (3 votes)

    ¶ And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.

  • 2 Samuel 13:23 (2 votes)

    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.

  • 2 Samuel 13:29 (2 votes)

    And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.

  • Genesis 31:19 (2 votes)

    And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that [were] her father's.