Genesis 38:7 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

But the LORD considered Judah’s oldest son Er immoral, and the LORD put him to death.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And it also happened that Er, the first born of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the Lord and was killed by him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Genesis 38:7 Cross References

Genesis 13:13

Now the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against the LORD exceedingly.

Genesis 19:13

for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.

Genesis 38:6

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

Genesis 46:12

And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

Genesis 6:8

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

1 Kings 17:20

And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

1 Chronicles 2:3

The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.

2 Chronicles 33:6

He also made his Children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: and he practised augury, and used enchantments, and practised sorcery, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

Psalm 55:23

But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.

Numbers 26:19

The sons of Judah, Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

1 Samuel 2:25

If one man sin against another, God shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.