Genesis

Genesis 38:7

⁷But 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
But	וַיְהִ֗י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Er	עֵ֚ר	‘êr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6147 Er
Judah’s	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
firstborn	בְּכ֣וֹר	bə·ḵō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1060 first-born
was wicked	רַ֖ע	ra‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
in the sight	בְּעֵינֵ֣י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
so the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
put him to death	וַיְמִתֵ֖הוּ	way·mi·ṯê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H4191 die

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.