Genesis 38:7

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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  • 1 Chr 2:3 : 3 Sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, three have been born to him of a daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, first-born of Judah, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him to death.
  • Gen 46:12 : 12 And sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah, (and Er and Onan die in the land of Canaan.) And sons of Pharez are Hezron and Hamul.
  • Num 26:19 : 19 Sons of Judah `are' Er and Onan; and Er dieth -- Onan also -- in the land of Canaan.
  • Gen 6:8 : 8 And Noah found grace in the eyes of Jehovah.
  • Gen 13:13 : 13 and the men of Sodom `are' evil, and sinners before Jehovah exceedingly.
  • Gen 19:13 : 13 for we are destroying this place, for their cry hath been great `before' the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah doth send us to destroy it.'
  • 2 Chr 33:6 : 6 And he hath caused his sons to pass over through fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and observed clouds and used enchantments and witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and a wizard; he hath multiplied to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
  • Ps 55:23 : 23 And Thou, O God, dost bring them down To a pit of destruction, Men of blood and deceit reach not to half their days, And I -- I do trust in Thee!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 2:3-4
    2 verses
    85%

    3Sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, three have been born to him of a daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, first-born of Judah, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him to death.

    4And Tamar his daughter-in-law hath borne to him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah `are' five.

  • Gen 38:6
    84%

    6And Judah taketh a wife for Er, his first-born, and her name `is' Tamar;

  • Gen 38:8-11
    4 verses
    83%

    8And Judah saith to Onan, `Go in unto the wife of thy brother, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother;'

    9and Onan knoweth that the seed is not `reckoned' his; and it hath come to pass, if he hath gone in unto his brother's wife, that he hath destroyed `it' to the earth, so as not to give seed to his brother;

    10and that which he hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him also to death.

    11And Judah saith to Tamar his daughter-in-law, `Abide a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son groweth up;' for he said, `Lest he die -- even he -- like his brethren;' and Tamar goeth and dwelleth at her father's house.

  • Gen 38:1-4
    4 verses
    77%

    1And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Judah goeth down from his brethren, and turneth aside unto a man, an Adullamite, whose name `is' Hirah;

    2and Judah seeth there the daughter of a man, a Canaanite, whose name `is' Shuah, and taketh her, and goeth in unto her.

    3And she conceiveth, and beareth a son, and he calleth his name Er;

    4and she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Onan;

  • Num 26:19
    77%

    19Sons of Judah `are' Er and Onan; and Er dieth -- Onan also -- in the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 38:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23and Judah saith, `Let her take to herself, lest we become despised; lo, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.'

    24And it cometh to pass about three months `after', that it is declared to Judah, saying, `Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath committed fornication; and also, lo, she hath conceived by fornication:' and Judah saith, `Bring her out -- and she is burnt.'

  • Gen 46:12
    71%

    12And sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah, (and Er and Onan die in the land of Canaan.) And sons of Pharez are Hezron and Hamul.

  • Num 31:17
    68%

    17`And now, slay ye every male among the infants, yea, every woman known of man by the lying of a male ye have slain;

  • 1 Chr 21:7
    67%

    7And it is evil in the eyes of God concerning this thing, and He smiteth Israel,

  • Mal 2:11
    67%

    11Dealt treacherously hath Judah, And abomination hath been done in Israel, and in Jerusalem, For polluted hath Judah the holy thing of Jehovah, That He hath loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.

  • Gen 38:15
    67%

    15And Judah seeth her, and reckoneth her for a harlot, for she hath covered her face,

  • Matt 1:2-3
    2 verses
    66%

    2Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,

    3and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar, and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,

  • Gen 38:26-27
    2 verses
    66%

    26And Judah discerneth and saith, `She hath been more righteous than I, because that I did not give her to Shelah my son;' and he hath not added to know her again.

    27And it cometh to pass in the time of her bearing, that lo, twins `are' in her womb;

  • 1 Chr 5:2
    66%

    2for Judah hath been mighty over his brother, and for leader above him, and the birthright `is' to Joseph.

  • Ezek 18:18
    66%

    18His father -- because he used oppression, Did violently Plunder a brother, And that which `is' not good did in the midst of his people, And lo, he is dying in his iniquity.

  • Exod 1:2
    66%

    2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

  • Gen 4:8
    66%

    8And Cain saith unto Abel his brother, ``Let us go into the field;'' and it cometh to pass in their being in the field, that Cain riseth up against Abel his brother, and slayeth him.

  • 1 Kgs 14:22
    66%

    22And Judah doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and they make Him zealous above all that their fathers did by their sins that they have sinned.

  • 2 Sam 6:7
    66%

    7and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Uzzah, and God smiteth him there for the error, and he dieth there by the ark of God.

  • Judg 1:17
    66%

    17And Judah goeth with Simeon his brother, and they smite the Canaanite inhabiting Zephath, and devote it; and `one' calleth the name of the city Hormah.