Genesis 38:11
“Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And in process of time the daughter of Shuah, Judah's wife,
died,.... Shuah was his wife's father, who was a…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 38:1-30
- The Family of Judah 1. עדלם ‛ǎdûllâm, ‘Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh Chirah, “nobility?” 2. שׁוּע…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 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…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
in thy father's house A widow without children went back to her father's family; cf. Lev 22:13; Rth 1:8. A widow with…