Genesis Chapter 38 verse 7 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 38:7

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

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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DARBY Genesis 38:7

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

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

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

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

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

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 7. - And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord. The connection between Er's name (עֵר) and Er's character (רַע) is noticeable. The special form which his wickedness assumed is not stated; but the accompanying phrase suggests that, as in the case of the Sodomites (Genesis 13:13; Genesis 19:5), it was some unnatural abomination. And the Lord slew him - literally, caused him to die; not necessarily by direct visitation; perhaps simply by allowing him to reap the fruits of his youthful indulgence in premature and childless death, which yet was so rapid and so evidently entailed by his evil courses as immediately to suggest the punitive hand of God.

Ellicott's Commentary