World English Bible
Genesis 38:5
“She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.”
Verse in context — Genesis 38
3
She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er.
4
She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.
5
She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
6
Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
7
Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh. Yahweh killed him.
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