Genesis 38:7
וַיְהִי עֵר בְּכוֹר יְהוּדָה רַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וַיְמִתֵהוּ יְהוָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
In Context
6וַיִּקַּח יְהוּדָה אִשָּׁה לְעֵר בְּכוֹרוֹ וּשְׁמָהּ תָּמָֽר ׃
8וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה לְאוֹנָן בֹּא אֶל ־ אֵשֶׁת אָחִיךָ וְיַבֵּם אֹתָהּ וְהָקֵם זֶרַע לְאָחִֽיךָ ׃
Cross References
Genesis 6:8וְנֹחַ מָצָא חֵן בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָֽה ׃ פ
Genesis 19:13כִּֽי ־ מַשְׁחִתִים אֲנַחְנוּ אֶת ־ הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה כִּֽי ־ גָֽדְלָה צַעֲקָתָם אֶת ־ פְּנֵי יְהוָה וַיְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ יְהוָה לְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ ׃
Numbers 26:19בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה עֵר וְאוֹנָן וַיָּמָת עֵר וְאוֹנָן בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָֽעַן ׃
1 Kings 17:20וַיִּקְרָא אֶל ־ יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי הֲגַם עַל ־ הָאַלְמָנָה אֲשֶׁר ־ אֲנִי מִתְגּוֹרֵר עִמָּהּ הֲרֵעוֹתָ לְהָמִית אֶת ־ בְּנָֽהּ ׃
2 Chronicles 33:6וְהוּא הֶעֱבִיר אֶת ־ בָּנָיו בָּאֵשׁ בְּגֵי בֶן ־ הִנֹּם וְעוֹנֵן וְנִחֵשׁ וְֽכִשֵּׁף וְעָשָׂה אוֹב וְיִדְּעוֹנִי הִרְבָּה לַעֲשׂוֹת הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ ׃
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 →