38:2 There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man 2 named Shua. 3 Judah acquired her as a wife 4 and had marital relations with her. 5
11:27 This is the account of Terah.
Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the
2 tn Heb “a man, a Canaanite.”
3 tn Heb “and his name was Shua.”
4 tn Heb “and he took her.”
5 tn Heb “and he went to her.” This expression is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.
6 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Or perhaps “from the east” (NRSV) or “in the east.”
8 tn Heb “in the land of Shinar.”
9 tn Heb “said.”
10 tn The perfect form of the verb is used here to describe a hypothetical situation.