Genesis 38:1

About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.

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KJV

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

ASV

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

YLT

And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Judah goeth down from his brethren, and turneth aside unto a man, an Adullamite, whose name is Hirah;

DBT

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a man of Adullam whose name was Hirah.

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John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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- 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, Onan, strong. 5. שׁלה shēlâh, Shelah, request? rest. כזיב kezı̂yb Kezib, falsehood. 6. תמר tāmār, Tamar, palm. 12. תמנה tı̂mnâh, Timnah, counted or assigned. 14. עינים 'êynayı̂m, Enaim, two fountains. 29. פרץ perets, Perets, breach. This strange narrative is an episode in the history of Joseph; but an integral part of the generations of Jacob.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

What is here related, so far from inflating the minds of the sons of Judah, ought rather to cover them with shame. Now although, at first sight, the dignity of Christ seems to be somewhat tarnished by such dishonor: yet since here also is seen that "emptying" of which St. Paul speaks, it rather redounds to his glory, than, in the least degree, detracts from it.

John Calvin· Commentaries, 1554reformed

When young people that have been well educated begin to change their company, they will soon change their manners, and lose their good education. They that go down from their brethren, that forsake the society of the seed of Israel, and pick up Canaanites for their companions, are going down the hill apace.

John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765evangelical

It is of great consequence to young people to choose proper associates; for these they will imitate, study to recommend themselves to, and, by their opinion of them, value themselves: an error in this choice is often fatal. His foolish marriage with a Canaanite-woman, a match made, not by his father, who, it should seem, was not consulted, but by his new friend Hirah,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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2 Kings 4:8
One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.
1 Samuel 22:1
So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.
Genesis 29:35
And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.
Joshua 15:35
Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
Micah 1:15
I will again bring a conqueror against you, O dweller of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.
Proverbs 13:20
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Genesis 19:2–3
and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”
2 Samuel 23:13
At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
Joshua 12:15
the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
Proverbs 9:6
Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
Judges 4:18
Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Do not be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.
Genesis 38:12
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.

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PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…

About this book

The Creation of Light — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Genesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
Date: Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 13:20
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:33–34
  Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- Proverbs 15:31
  He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
- Proverbs 9:6
  Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
- 2 Corinthians 6:14–18
  Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
- Psalms 119:63
  I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
Through
Joshua 15:35
Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
leads to
- 1 Samuel 22:1
  So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Kings 4:8
One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.
leads to
- Joshua 19:18
  Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
Through
1 Samuel 22:1
So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.
leads to
- Joshua 12:15
  the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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