Genesis 38:7 - The Scriptures 1998

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord slew him.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ And Er, Judah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah slew him.

Common English Bible

⁷ But the LORD considered Judah’s oldest son Er immoral, and the LORD put him to death.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And it also happened that Er, the first born of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the Lord and was killed by him.

Genesis 38:7 Cross References

Genesis 13:13

But the men of Seḏ

Genesis 19:13

“For we are going to destroy this place, because the cry against them has grown great before the face of יהוה, and יהוה  has sent us to destroy it.”

Genesis 38:6

And Yehuḏ

Genesis 46:12

And the sons of Yehuḏ

Genesis 6:8

But Noaḥ

1 Kings 17:20

and cried out to יהוה  and said, “O יהוה  my Elohim, have You also brought evil on the widow with whom I am sojourning, to kill her son?”

1 Chronicles 2:3

The sons of Yehuḏ

2 Chronicles 33:6

And he made his sons pass through the fire in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and practised magic, and used divination and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of יהוה, to provoke Him.

Psalm 55:23

For You, O Elohim, do bring them down To the pit of destruction; Men of blood and deceit do not reach half their days; But I, I trust in You.

Numbers 26:19

Sons of Yehuḏ

1 Samuel 2:25

“If one man sins against another, Elohim shall judge him. But if a man sins against יהוה, who shall pray for him?” But they did not listen to the voice of their father, though יהוה  was pleased to put them to death.