Genesis Chapter 38 verse 3 Holy Bible
And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
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And she gave birth to a son, and he gave him the name Er.
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And she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Er.
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And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
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And she conceived, and bore a son; and he called his name Er.
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She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er.
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And she conceiveth, and beareth a son, and he calleth his name Er;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er - "Watcher" (Gesanius). What is commonly regarded as an idiosyncrasy of the Elohist, viz., the naming of a child by its father, here occurs in a so-called Jehovistic section.