Genesis 38:7

Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight. Yahweh killed him.

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WEBBE

Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight. So the LORD killed him.

BSB

But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.

KJV

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

ASV

And Er, Judah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah slew him.

BBE

Now Er, Judah's first son, did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death.

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וַיְהִי vay·hi and he was H1961 עֵר 'er Er H6147 בְּכוֹר be·khor [the] firstborn of H1060 יְהוּדָה ye·hu·dah Judah H3063 רַע ra' evil H7451 בְּעֵינֵי be·'ei·nei in [the] eyes of H5869 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וַיְמִתֵהוּ vay·mi·te·hu and he put to death him H4191 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068

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JudahEr

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InheritanceEr

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.