1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 2:3–4
3The sons of Judah:
Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death.
4Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
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1 Chronicles 2:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The sons | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֗ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| Er | עֵ֤ר | ‘êr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6147 Er |
| Onan | וְאוֹנָן֙ | wə·’ō·w·nān | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H209 Onan |
| and Shelah | וְשֵׁלָ֔ה | wə·šê·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7956 Shelah |
| These three | שְׁלוֹשָׁה֙ | šə·lō·wō·šāh | Number - masculine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| were born | נ֣וֹלַד | nō·w·laḏ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| to him by | ל֔וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| Bath-shua | שׁ֖וּעַ | šū·a‘ | Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7774 Shua |
| the Canaanite | הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑ית | hak·kə·na·‘ă·nîṯ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3669 trader, merchant |
| Er | עֵ֣ר׀ | ‘êr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6147 Er |
| Judah’s | יְהוּדָ֗ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| firstborn | בְּכ֣וֹר | bə·ḵō·wr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1060 first-born |
| was | וַיְהִ֞י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| wicked | רַ֛ע | ra‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| in the sight | בְּעֵינֵ֥י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| So | וַיְמִיתֵֽהוּ׃ס | way·mî·ṯê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
1 Chronicles 2:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamar | וְתָמָר֙ | wə·ṯā·mār | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8559 Tamar |
| Judah’s daughter-in-law | כַּלָּת֔וֹ | kal·lā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3618 daughter-in-law, bride |
| bore | יָ֥לְדָה | yā·lə·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| to him | לּ֖וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| Perez | פֶּ֣רֶץ | pe·reṣ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6557 Perets |
| and Zerah | זָ֑רַח | zā·raḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2226 Zerach |
| Judah | יְהוּדָ֖ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| had five | חֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ס | ḥă·miš·šāh | Number - masculine singular | H2568 five |
| sons | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| in all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Chronicles 2:3 Genesis 38:2–10 · Numbers 26:19 · Genesis 46:12
1 Chronicles 2:4 Matthew 1:3 · Genesis 38:13–30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.