Genesis 38:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:3

And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er —"Watcher" (Gesanius). What is commonly regarded as an idiosyncrasy of the Elohist, viz; the naming of a child by its father, here occurs in a so-called Jehovistic section. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:4

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan —"Strength" (Gesenius). The naming of a child by its mother a peculiarity of the so-called Jehovist; but vide Genesis 16:15 . read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:5

And she yet again conceived (lit; and she added again ) , and bare a son; and called his name Shelah :—"Prayer" (Gesenius), "Peace" (Furst)— and he ( i.e. Judah) was — sc; absent (Gerlach); or, translating impersonally, it was, i.e. the event happened (Murphy)— at Chezib ,—probably the same as Achzib ( Joshua 15:44 ; Micah 1:14 , Micah 1:15 ) and Chezeba ( 1 Chronicles 4:22 ), which in the partitioning of the land fell to the sons of Shelah, and was here mentioned... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:6

And Judah took a wife (cf. Genesis 21:21 ; Genesis 24:4 ) for Er his firstborn, —"by the early marriage of his sons Judah seems to have intended to prevent in them a germinating corruption (Lange)— whose name as Tamar— "Palm tree" (Gesenius). Though the name was Shemitic, it does not follow that the person was. Cf. Melchisedeck and Abimelech. Yet she is not expressly called a Canaanite, though it is more than probable she was. Lange conjectures that she may have been of Philistine... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:7

And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord. The connection between Er's name ( עֵר ) and Er's character ( רַע ) is noticeable. The special form which his wickedness assumed is not stated; but the accompanying phrase suggests that, as in the case of the Sodomites ( Genesis 13:13 ; Genesis 19:5 ), it was some unnatural abomination. And the Lord slew him —literally, caused him to die; not necessarily by direct visitation; perhaps simply by allowing him to reap... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:8

And Judah said unto Onan (obviously after a sufficient interval), Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her ,—literally, and perform the part of levir, or husband ' s brother, to her . The language seems to imply that what was afterwards in the code Mosaic known as the Lex Leviratus ( Deuteronomy 25:5 , Deuteronomy 25:6 ) was at this time a recognized custom. The existence of the practice has been traced in different frames among Indians, Persians, and other nations of Asia... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:9-10

And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when —literally, and it was if, i.e. whenever— he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground (literally, destroyed to the ground ) , lest that he should (or, so as not to) give seed to his brother. And the thing which he did displeased (literally, was evil in the eyes of ) the Lord :—the word Jehovah is employed not because the writer was a late interpolator, but because the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:11

Then said Judah to Tamer his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow — almanah , from alam , to be solitary, forsaken, signifies one bereft of a husband, hence a widow (cf. Exodus 22:21 )— at thy father's house (cf. Le Genesis 22:13 ), till Shelah my son be grown . It is implied that this was merely a pretext on the part of Judah, and that he did not really intend to give his third son to Tamar, considering her an unlucky woman (Delitzsch, Keil, Kalisch), or, at least, not at present,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:12

And in process of time — literally, and the days were multiplied (cf. Genesis 4:3 ), which is rendered by the same words in the A . V .— the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted (or, comforted himself, ceased to mourn), and went up unto his sheep-shearers (vide Genesis 31:19 ) to Timnath ,—a border town between Ekron and Bethshemesh ( Joshua 15:10 ) in the plain of Judah (Kalisch, Wordsworth, W . L . Alexander in Kitto's 'Cyclopedia'); but more... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:12-26

Judah's sin with Tamar. I. COMMITTED . 1. Suddenly . It was occasioned by the sight of a supposed courtesan. Much evil enters by the eye (cf. 2 Samuel 11:2 ). Great need for the prayer of David ( Psalms 119:37 ). 2. Openly . Judah was in the company of Hirah, his friend, when he beheld Tamar sitting in the gate of Enajim, and, without attempting to hide it from his friend, went to seek her society. Shamelessness in sin betokens great depravity. 3. Willfully . ... read more

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