Genesis 38:7
But this Er Iudas eldest sonne was wicked in the syghte of the LORde wherfore the LORde slewe him.
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
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
6And Iudas gaue Er his eldest sonne a wife whose name was Thamar.
Cross References
Genesis 6:8But yet Noe found grace in the syghte of the LORde.
Genesis 19:13for we must destroy this place because the crye of the is great before the LORde. Wherfore he hath sent vs to destroy it.
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 →