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


In Context

4 She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.

5 She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.

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

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

8 Judah said to Onan, |Go in to your brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her, and raise up seed to your brother.|

9 Onan knew that the seed wouldn't be his; and it happened, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:7And Er, Judah's firstborn, 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 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.