GEN 38:7 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἐγένετο δὲ Ἢρ πρωτότοκος Ἰούδα πονηρὸς ἔναντι Κυρίου· καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτὸν ὁ Θεός.
(Egeneto de Aʸr prōtotokos Youda ponaʸros enanti Kuriou; kai apekteinen auton ho Theos. )

BrTr And Er, the first-born of Judas, was wicked before the Lord; and God killed him.

ULT But Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the eyes of Yahweh, so Yahweh killed him.

UST But Er did things that Yahweh considered to be evil, so Yahweh caused him to die.

BSB But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.

OEB But Er, Judah’s eldest son, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord took his life.

WEBBE Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight. So the LORD killed him.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord killed him.

LSV and Er, Judah’s firstborn, is evil in the eyes of YHWH, and YHWH puts him to death.

FBV But Er did what was evil in the Lord's sight, so the Lord put him to death.

T4T But Er did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.

LEB No LEB GEN book available

BBE Now Er, Judah's first son, did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

ASV And Er, Judah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah slew him.

DRA And Her, the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord: and was slain by him.

YLT and Er, Judah's first-born, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah doth put him to death.

Drby And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah slew him.

RV And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
(And Er, Yudah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew/killed him. )

SLT And Er, Judah’s first-born, will be evil in the eyes of Jehovah: and Jehovah will kill him.

Wbstr And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

KJB-1769 And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
(And Er, Yudah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew/killed him. )

KJB-1611 And Er, Iudahs first borne was wicked in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD slew him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps GEN book available

Gnva Now Er the first borne of Iudah was wicked in the sight of the Lord: therefore the Lord slewe him.
(Now Er the first-born of Yudah was wicked in the sight of the Lord: therefore the Lord slew/killed him. )

Cvdl No Cvdl GEN book available

Wycl No Wycl GEN book available

Luth No Luth GEN book available

ClVg Fuit quoque Her primogenitus Judæ nequam in conspectu Domini: et ab eo occisus est.
(It_was too Her at_firstgenitus Yudah nequam in/into/on in_sight Master: and away by_him occisus it_is. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT GEN book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יְהִ֗י עֵ֚ר בְּכ֣וֹר יְהוּדָ֔ה

and=he/it_was ˊĒr firstborn_of Yehuda

Some languages leave the firstborn of Judah implied here since Er was already called the firstborn in verse 6. The Hebrew text repeats that information here to emphasize Er’s relationship to Judah in the following events. Do what is best in your language.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יְהִ֗י & רַ֖ע בְּ⁠עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה

and=he/it_was & evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH

The Hebrew text does not specify what Er had done wrong, so neither should your translation. See how you translated the idiom in the eyes of Yahweh in Gen 6:8. Alternate translation: [did something that Yahweh judged to be evil]

וַ⁠יְמִתֵ֖⁠הוּ יְהוָֽה

and,put_~_todeath,him YHWH

Alternate translation: [so Yahweh took his life]

Parallel GEN 38:7