1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 2:3
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.
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| 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 |
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Genesis 38:2–10 · Numbers 26:19 · Genesis 46:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.