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There he saw a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua, and he married her. When he slept with her,

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There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua.(A) He married her and made love to her;

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Descendants of Judah

Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the Lord saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him.

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Judah(A)

To Hezron’s Sons

The sons of Judah:(B)

Er, Onan and Shelah.(C) These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua.(D) Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.(E)

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Swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow my son to marry one of these local Canaanite women.

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I want you to swear(A) by the Lord, the God of heaven(B) and the God of earth,(C) that you will not get a wife for my son(D) from the daughters of the Canaanites,(E) among whom I am living,(F)

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The Temple of the Living God

14 Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness?

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Warning Against Idolatry

14 Do not be yoked together(A) with unbelievers.(B) For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?(C)

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Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath.

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One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof(A) of the palace. From the roof he saw(B) a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful,

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Samson Carries Away Gaza’s Gates

16 One day Samson went to the Philistine town of Gaza and spent the night with a prostitute.

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Samson and Delilah

16 One day Samson(A) went to Gaza,(B) where he saw a prostitute.(C) He went in to spend the night with her.

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When he returned home, he told his father and mother, “A young Philistine woman in Timnah caught my eye. I want to marry her. Get her for me.”

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When he returned, he said to his father and mother, “I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife.”(A)

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12 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (though Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

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12 The sons of Judah:(A)

Er,(B) Onan,(C) Shelah, Perez(D) and Zerah(E) (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan).(F)

The sons of Perez:(G)

Hezron and Hamul.(H)

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But when the local prince, Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, saw Dinah, he seized her and raped her.

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When Shechem(A) son of Hamor(B) the Hivite,(C) the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her.(D)

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In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women, they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times.

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The Nephilim(A) were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans(B) and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.(C)

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The sons of God saw the beautiful women[a] and took any they wanted as their wives.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:2 Hebrew daughters of men; also in 6:4.

the sons of God(A) saw that the daughters(B) of humans were beautiful,(C) and they married(D) any of them they chose.

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The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.

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When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable(A) for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband,(B) who was with her, and he ate it.(C)

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