38:2 There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man 1 named Shua. 2 Judah acquired her as a wife 3 and had marital relations with her. 4
38:12 After some time 5 Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. After Judah was consoled, he left for Timnah to visit his sheepshearers, along with 6 his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
1 tn Heb “a man, a Canaanite.”
2 tn Heb “and his name was Shua.”
3 tn Heb “and he took her.”
4 tn Heb “and he went to her.” This expression is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.
5 sn After some time. There is not enough information in the narrative to know how long this was. The text says “the days increased.” It was long enough for Shelah to mature and for Tamar to realize she would not have him.
6 tn Heb “and he went up to the shearers of his sheep, he and.”