3 she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, who was named Er.
3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
3 and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er.
3 she became pregnant and had a son named Er.
3 So she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er.
3 she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and he named the boy Er.
7 But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the Lord's sight; so the Lord put him to death.
7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.
7 But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord put him to death.
7 But Judah's firstborn, Er, grievously offended God and God took his life.
7 But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord killed him.
7 But Er was a wicked man in the Lord 's sight, so the Lord took his life.
The profligate conduct of Judah and his family.
This chapter gives an account of Judah and his family, and such an account it is, that it seems a wonder that of all Jacob's sons, our Lord should spring out of Judah, John 8:41. What awful examples the Lord proclaims in his punishments, of his utter displeasure at sin! Let us seek grace from God to avoid every appearance of sin. And let that state of humbleness to which Jesus submitted, when he came to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself, in appointing such characters as those here recorded, to be his ancestors, endear the Redeemer to our hearts.
10 What he did was wicked in the Lord's sight; so the Lord put him to death also.
10 And the thing which he did displeased
10 And what he did was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
10 God was much offended by what he did and also took his life.
10 And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He killed him also.
10 But the Lord considered it evil for Onan to deny a child to his dead brother. So the Lord took Onan's life, too.
The profligate conduct of Judah and his family.
This chapter gives an account of Judah and his family, and such an account it is, that it seems a wonder that of all Jacob's sons, our Lord should spring out of Judah, John 8:41. What awful examples the Lord proclaims in his punishments, of his utter displeasure at sin! Let us seek grace from God to avoid every appearance of sin. And let that state of humbleness to which Jesus submitted, when he came to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself, in appointing such characters as those here recorded, to be his ancestors, endear the Redeemer to our hearts.
12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan); and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
12 Judah's sons: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (Er and Onan had already died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
12 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
12 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (though Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
(Read Genesis 46:5-27)
We have here a particular account of Jacob's family. Though the fulfilling of promises is always sure, yet it is often slow. It was now 215 years since God had promised Abraham to make of him a great nation, 2; yet that branch of his seed, to which the promise was made sure, had only increased to seventy, of whom this particular account is kept, to show the power of God in making these seventy become a vast multitude.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 38:3
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The profligate conduct of Judah and his family.
This chapter gives an account of Judah and his family, and such an account it is, that it seems a wonder that of all Jacob's sons, our Lord should spring out of Judah, John 8:41. What awful examples the Lord proclaims in his punishments, of his utter displeasure at sin! Let us seek grace from God to avoid every appearance of sin. And let that state of humbleness to which Jesus submitted, when he came to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself, in appointing such characters as those here recorded, to be his ancestors, endear the Redeemer to our hearts.