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Genesis 38:2

Genesis 38:2
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite,.... Onkelos and Jonathan, and so Jarchi and Ben Gersom, interpret it a "merchant", to take off the disgrace of his falling in love with, and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 38:1-30

- The Family of Judah 1. עדלם ‛ǎdûllâm, ‘Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh Chirah, “nobility?” 2. שׁוּע shûa‛, Shua‘, “luck, riches, cry.” 3. ער ‛êr, ‘Er, “watching.” 4. אונן 'ônân,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 38:1-11

Here is, 1. Judah's foolish friendship with a Canaanite-man. He went down from his brethren, and withdrew for a time from their society and his father's family, and got to be intimately acquainted…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Shua Note that "Shua," like Hirah in Gen 38:38, is the name of a man. See Gen 38:38. Bath-Shua, i.e. "the daughter of Shua," is all the description given of Judah's wife.