Genesis 38:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.”
Genesis 38:7 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 38:79 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
עֵרʿērEr
בְּכוֹרbəḵwōrFirst-born
יְהוּדָהyəhûdāhJehudah
רַעraʿBad
בְּעֵינֵיbəʿênêIn eye
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
וַיְמִתֵהוּwayəmitēhûAnd die
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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