1 Chronicles 2:3 — compare Bible translations

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BrLXX Υἱοὶ Ἰούδα, Ἢρ, Αὐνὰν, Σηλώμ· τρεῖς ἐγεννήθησαν αὐτῷ ἐκ τῆς θυγατρὸς Σαύας τῆς Χανανίτιδος· καὶ ἦν Ἢρ ὁ πρωτότοκος Ἰούδα πονηρὸς ἐναντίον Κυρίου, καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτόν·
(Huioi Youda, Aʸr, Aunan, Saʸlōm; treis egennaʸthaʸsan autōi ek taʸs thugatros Sauas taʸs Ⱪananitidos; kai aʸn Aʸr ho prōtotokos Youda ponaʸros enantion Kuriou, kai apekteinen auton;)

BrTr The sons of Juda; Er, Aunan, Selom. These three were born to him of the daughter of Sava the Chananitish woman: and Er, the first-born of Juda, was wicked before the Lord, and he slew him.

ULT ⇔ The sons of Judah:
⇔ Er and Onan and Shelah. Three were born to him by Bath Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, and he killed him.

UST Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah. Bath Shua, a Canaanite woman, was the mother of those three men. When Judah’s oldest son Er grew up, he did something that Yahweh considered very wicked. So Yahweh caused him to die.

BSB • The sons of Judah:
• Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath -shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah ’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD. So [the LORD] put him to death.

OEB No OEB CH1 2:3 book available

WEBBE The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s[fn] sight; and he killed him.

2:3 When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “יהוה”, usually pronounced Yahweh).

WMBB The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s[fn] sight; and he killed him.

2:3 When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name.

NET The sons of Judah:
¶ Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him.

LSV Sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, three have been born to him of a daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, firstborn of Judah, is evil in the eyes of YHWH, and He puts him to death.

FBV The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah—these three the daughter of Shua, a Canaanite woman, bore to him. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, so he put him to death.

T4T • Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah. Their mother was the daughter of Shua from the Canaan people-group. When Judah’s oldest son Er grew up, he did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.

LEB The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah; these three were born to him from Bathshua the Canaanite. Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he put him to death.

BBE The sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah; these three were his sons by Bathshua, the Canaanite woman. And Er, Judah's oldest son, did evil in the eyes of the Lord; and he put him to death.

Moff The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah, born to him by Bathshua the Canaanite woman. (Er, Judah's firstborn, was a Wicked man before the Eternal, who cut him off.)

JPS The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and He slew him.

ASV The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and he slew him.

DRA The sons of Juda: Her, Onan and Sela. These three were born to him of the Chanaanitess the daughter of Sue. And Her the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him.

YLT Sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, three have been born to him of a daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, first-born of Judah, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him to death.

Drby The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah: [which] three were born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and he slew him.

RV The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
(The sons of Yudah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Yudah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and he slew/killed him.)

SLT The sons of Judah: Er and Onan, and Shelah: three were born to him from the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er the first-born of Judah will be evil in the eyes of Jehovah; and he will slay him.

Wbstr The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the first-born of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.

KJB-1769 ¶ The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
(¶ The sons of Yudah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the first-born of Yudah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew/killed him.)

KJB-1611 ¶ The sonnes of Iudah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah. Which three were borne vnto him, of the daughter of Shua the Canaanites. And Er the first-borne of Iudah, was euill in the sight of the LORD, and he slue him.
(¶ The sons of Yudah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah. Which three were born unto him, of the daughter of Shua the Canaanites. And Er the first-born of Yudah, was evil in the sight of the LORD, and he slew/killed him.)

Bshps The sonnes of Iuda: Er, Onan, and Sela: These three were borne vnto him of Bath Sua ye Chanaanitesse. And Er the eldest sonne of Iuda was euil in the sight of the Lorde, and he slue him.
(The sons of Yuda: Er, Onan, and Sela: These three were born unto him of Bath Sua ye/you_all Canaanitesse. And Er the eldest son of Yudah was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he slew/killed him.)

Gnva The sonnes of Iudah, Er, and Onan, and Shelah. these three were borne to him of ye daughter of Shua the Canaanite: but Er the eldest sonne of Iudah was euil in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him.
(The sons of Yudah, Er, and Onan, and Shelah. these three were born to him of ye/you_all daughter of Shua the Canaanite: but Er the eldest son of Yudah was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he slew/killed him.)

Cvdl The childre of Iuda: Er, Onan & Sela: these thre were borne vnto him of ye doughter Sua ye Cananitisse. Howbeit ye first sonne of Iuda was wicked before ye LORDE, & therfore he slewe him.
(The children of Yuda: Er, Onan and Sela: these three were born unto him of ye/you_all daughter Sua ye/you_all Cananitisse. Howbeit ye/you_all first son of Yudah was wicked before ye/you_all LORD, and therefore he slew/killed him.)

Wycl The sones of Juda weren Her, Onam, Sela; these thre weren borun to hym of Sue, a douyter of Canaan. Sotheli Her, the first gendrid sone of Juda, was yuel bifor the Lord, and he killide hym.
(The sons of Yudah were Her, Onam, Sela; these three were born to him of Sue, a daughter of Canaan. Truly Her, the firstborn son of Yuda, was evil before the Lord, and he killed him.)

Luth Die Kinder Judas sind: Ger, Onan, Sela. Die drei wurden ihm geboren von der Kanaanitin, der Tochter Suas. Ger aber, der erste Sohn Judas, war böse vor dem HErr’s, darum tötete er ihn.
(The children Yudas are: Er, Onan, Sela. The three became him born from the/of_the Canaanite_woman, the/of_the daughter Shua’s. Er but, the/of_the first son Yudas, what/which evil before/in_front_of to_him LORD’s, therefore killed he him/it.)

ClVg Filii Juda: Her, Onan, et Sela: hi tres nati sunt ei de filia Sue Chananitide. Fuit autem Her primogenitus Juda malus coram Domino, et occidit eum.
(Children Yuda: Her, Onan, and Sela: these three born are to_him from/about daughter Sue Chenanitide. It_was however Her firstborn Yuda bad before Master, and killed him.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Er … Onan … Shelah … Shua … Judah

(Some words not found in UHB: sons_of Yehuda ˊĒr and,Onan and,Shelah three born to=him/it from,Bath- -shūˊa the_Canaanite,[woman] and=he/it_was ˊĒr firstborn_of Yehuda evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH and,he,put_him_to_death )

These are the names of men.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) who were born to him by Shua’s daughter, a Canaanite woman

This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: [his sons whom Shua’s daughter, a Canaanite woman, bore]

(Occurrence 0) Yahweh

This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the translationWord page about Yahweh concerning how to translate this.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) in the sight of Yahweh

The sight of Yahweh represents his judgment or evaluation. Alternate translation: [as Yahweh judged]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) Yahweh killed him

The reader should understand that Yahweh may have had a person kill Er.

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Poster Map of the Towns and Clans of Eastern Judah, circa 1200 B.C.

As Israel invaded Canaan and conquered the land, the Israelite tribe of Judah was allotted a very large portion of it for their inheritance. Their territory was the southernmost allotment of all the tribes, stretching from Jerusalem in the north to Kadesh-barnea in the south. In reality, though, their primary area of occupation was limited to the region shown on this map, due to the Philistines’ occupation of the western coast and the extremely arid conditions of the land in the far south. Also, the Bible notes that the allotment of the tribe of Simeon “formed part of the territory of Judah; because the portion of the tribe of Judah was too large for them, the tribe of Simeon obtained an inheritance within their inheritance” (Joshua 19:9), and this is confirmed by the explicit mention of over twenty towns being allotted to both tribes (see Joshua 15:20-63; 19:1-9). The Kenites, who were not ethnic Israelites (they were descendants of Moses’ father-in-law; see Judges 1:16) but lived in peaceful coexistence with them, also occupied the arid land to the southwest of the Dead Sea.

Scripture further details many of the clans and sub-clans of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:1-55; 4:1-23). Most (or perhaps all) of these clan names corresponded with names of various towns in Judah, since towns in ancient Israel were often named after the ancestor of the clan that founded or predominantly occupied the town. It is interesting to note that an Israelite judge named Jair was descended from Judah by his father’s lineage, but his father’s mother was from the tribe of Manasseh, and when Jair conquered many towns in Manasseh’s territory of Gilead and Bashan (Numbers 32:40-42; Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 13:30; Judges 10:3-5; 1 Kings 4:13; 1 Chronicles 2:22-23; see “Bashan” map), those towns continued to be regarded as belonging to Manasseh. Perhaps this was in keeping with the tribe of Manasseh’s openness to inheritance by female descendants in certain cases, such as with Zelophahad’s daughters (Numbers 27; Joshua 17:1-6; see “Poster Map of the Tribe of Manasseh (West) and Its Surroundings, circa 1200 B.C.”).

Two centuries later the tribe of Judah gave rise to the enduring dynasty of King David, who initially ruled over only the tribe of Judah but eventually over all the Israelite tribes (2 Samuel 2-4; see “David and Ishbosheth” map). After the death of David’s son Solomon, however, the northern tribes revolted, leaving only Judah and Benjamin under the Davidic dynasty’s domain (1 Kings 12; 2 Chronicles 10; see “The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah” map). Several decades after the northern kingdom was exiled by the Assyrians (2 Kings 15:29; 1 Chronicles 5:26; see “Israelites Are Exiled to Assyria” map) the kingdom of Judah suffered a similar fate at the hands of the Babylonians (Daniel 1; 2 Kings 24-25; 2 Chronicles 36; Jeremiah 39; 52; see “Judah Is Exiled to Babylon” map). Unlike the northern kingdom, however, Judah was typically allowed to maintain their common identity and religious distinctives during their time in exile (see The Land of Exile map), thus fostering their sense of continuity with the past tribe and kingdom of Judah.

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Poster Map of the Towns and Clans of Eastern Judah, circa 1200 B.C.

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