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Genesis 38:7
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KJ21
And Er, Judah’s firstborn, 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.
AMP
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord killed him [in judgment].
AMPC
And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord slew him.
BRG
And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.
CSB
Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, and the Lord put him to death.
CSBA
Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, and the Lord put him to death.
CEB
But the Lord considered Judah’s oldest son Er immoral, and the Lord put him to death.
CJB
But ‘Er, Y’hudah’s firstborn, was evil from Adonai’s perspective, so Adonai killed him.
CEV
But Er was very evil, and the Lord took his life.
DARBY
And Er, Judah's firstborn, 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.
ERV
But Er did many bad things. The Lord was not happy with him, so the Lord killed him.
EASY
But the Lord saw that Er, Judah's firstborn son, was very bad. So the Lord caused him to die.
EHV
It turned out that Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord killed him.
ESV
But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord put him to death.
ESVUK
But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord put him to death.
EXB
But Er, Judah’s ·oldest son [firstborn], did ·what the Lord said was evil [L evil in the eyes/sight of the Lord] so the Lord killed him.
GNV
Now Er the firstborn of Judah was wicked in the sight of the Lord: therefore the Lord slew him.
GW
Er angered the Lord. So the Lord took away his life.
GNT
Er's conduct was evil, and it displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him.
HCSB
Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, and the Lord put him to death.
ICB
Er was Judah’s oldest son. But he did what the Lord said was evil. So the Lord killed him.
ISV
But the Lord considered Er, Judah’s oldest son, to be wicked—so he put him to death.
JUB
And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD and the LORD slew him.
KJV
And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.
AKJV
And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.
LSB
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of Yahweh, so Yahweh put him to death.
LEB
And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and Yahweh killed him.
TLB
But Er was a wicked man, and so the Lord killed him.
MSG
Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn. Her name was Tamar. But Judah’s firstborn, Er, grievously offended God and God took his life.
MEV
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord killed him.
NOG
Er angered Yahweh. So Yahweh took away his life.
NABRE
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, greatly offended the Lord; so the Lord took his life.
NASB
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord took his life.
NASB1995
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord took his life.
NCB
But Er, the firstborn of Judah, did things that were wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord caused him to die.
NCV
But Er, Judah’s oldest son, did what the Lord said was evil, so the Lord killed him.
NET
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord killed him.
NIRV
But Judah’s oldest son Er was evil in the Lord’s eyes. So the Lord put him to death.
NIV
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.
NIVUK
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.
NKJV
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord killed him.
NLV
But Er, Judah’s first-born, was sinful in the eyes of the Lord. So the Lord took his life.
NLT
But Er was a wicked man in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord took his life.
NRSVA
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord put him to death.
NRSVACE
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord put him to death.
NRSVCE
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord put him to death.
NRSVUE
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord put him to death.
OJB
And Er, bechor Yehudah, was rah in the eyes of Hashem; and Hashem slaughtered him.
RGT
Now, Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the LORD. Therefore, the LORD killed him.
RSV
But Er, Judah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.
RSVCE
But Er, Judah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.
TLV
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in Adonai’s eyes, so Adonai put him to death.
VOICE
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was a particularly wretched human being in the eyes of the Eternal One, and so the Eternal ended his life. Judah summoned his second son, Onan.
WEB
Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight. So Yahweh killed him.
WYC
And Er, the first begotten son of Judah, was wayward in the sight of the Lord, and therefore he was slain of the Lord (and so the Lord killed him).
YLT
and Er, Judah's first-born, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah doth put him to death.
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