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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 38:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 38:79 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
עֵרʿērEr
בְּכוֹרbəḵwōrFirst-born
יְהוּדָהyəhûdāhJehudah
רַעraʿBad
בְּעֵינֵיbəʿênêIn eye
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
וַיְמִתֵהוּwayəmitēhûAnd die
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
עֵרʿērEr
בְּכוֹרbəḵwōrFirst-born
יְהוּדָהyəhûdāhJehudah
רַעraʿBad
בְּעֵינֵיbəʿênêIn eye
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
וַיְמִתֵהוּwayəmitēhûAnd die
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

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