(Now the men of Sodom were evil, sinning immensely against the Lord.)
Genesis 38:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, and the Lord put him to death. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
(Now the men of Sodom were evil, sinning immensely against the Lord.)
for we are about to destroy this place because the outcry against its people is so great before the Lord, that the Lord has sent us to destroy it.’
Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
Then he cried out to the Lord and said, ‘Lord my God, have you also brought tragedy on the widow I am staying with by killing her son? ’
Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so he put him to death.
He passed his sons through the fire in Ben Hinnom Valley. He practised witchcraft, divination, and sorcery, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did a huge amount of evil in the Lord’s sight, angering him.
Judah’s sons included Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.
If one person sins against another, God can intercede for him, but if a person sins against the Lord, who can intercede for him? ’ But they would not listen to their father, since the Lord intended to kill them.