7And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah slew him.


In Context

4 And she again conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.

5 And again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bore him.

6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah slew him.

8 Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and fulfil to her the brother-in-law's duty, and raise up seed to thy brother.

9 But when Onan knew that the seed should not be his own, it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, in order to give no seed to his brother.

Genesis 38:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

38:7And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

38:7But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the Lord 's sight; so the Lord put him to death.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

38:7And Her, the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord: and was slain by him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

38:7And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah. And Jehovah slew him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

38:7And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:7And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:7Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh. Yahweh killed him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

38:7and Er, Judah's first-born, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah doth put him to death.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

38:7And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.