Genesis 38:7 Go deeper

And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD ; and the LORD slew him. (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand he was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 38:7 word 1

עֵ֚ר'erEr

Lemma: עֵר (er) · Strong's: H6147G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Er

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 38:3, Genesis 38:6, Genesis 46:12, Numbers 26:19, 1 Chronicles 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6147G; TAHOT Genesis 38:7 word 2

בְּכ֣וֹרbe.Khor[the] firstborn of

Lemma: בְּכוֹר (be.khor) · Strong's: H1060

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: firstborn

Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 10:15, Genesis 22:21, Genesis 25:13, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1060; TAHOT Genesis 38:7 word 3

יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudah

Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Judah

Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Genesis 38:7 word 4

רַ֖עra'evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451H; TAHOT Genesis 38:7 word 5

בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye: seeing

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 30:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869H; TAHOT Genesis 38:7 word 6

יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 38:7 word 7

וַיְמִתֵ֖הוּvay.mi.Te.huand he put to death him

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Genesis 38:7 word 8

יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 38:7 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
Er	→	עֵר H6147G Er
Judah’s	→	יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah
firstborn	→	בְּכוֹר H1060 firstborn
was wicked	→	רַע H7451H bad: evil
in the sight	→	עַ֫יִן H5869H eye: seeing
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
so the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
put him to death	→	מוּת H4191 to die

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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