Genesis 38:3
She conceived, and bore ben; and he called shmo Er.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
In Context
2And Yehudah saw there a bat ish Kena'ani shmo Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.
4And she conceived again, and bore ben; and she called shmo Onan.
Cross References
Genesis 46:12And the Bnei Yehudah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Peretz, and Zerach; but Er and Onan died in Eretz Kena'an. And the Bnei Peretz were Chetzron and Chamul.
1 Chronicles 2:3The Bnei Yehudah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, which three were born unto him of Bat-Shu'a the Kena'anit. And Er, the bechor of Yehudah, was rah in the eyes of Hashem; and He put him to death.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 38:2-12
Judah's Profligacy. ( b. c. 1717.) 1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at… Read the whole commentary →