God & Savior

Genesis 38:7

But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.
Genesis 38:7
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְהִ֗י עֵ֚ר בְּכ֣וֹר יְהוּדָ֔ה רַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיְמִתֵ֖הוּ יְהוָֽה׃

  1. וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hi“and he was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. עֵ֚ר'er“Er”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עֵר · “Er” · Strong's H6147G
  3. בְּכ֣וֹרbe.Khor“[the] firstborn of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בְּכוֹר · “firstborn” · Strong's H1060
  4. יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  5. רַ֖עra'“evil”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
  6. בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Nei“in [the] eyes of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from עַ֫יִן · “seeing” · Strong's H5869H
  7. יְהוָ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  8. וַיְמִתֵ֖הוּvay.mi.Te.hu“and he put to death him”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  9. יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)