New International VersionThe sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah. These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight; so the LORD put him to death.
New Living TranslationJudah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the LORD saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him.
English Standard VersionThe sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah; these three Bath-shua the Canaanite bore to him. Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the LORD, and he put him to death.
Berean Standard BibleThe 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.
King James BibleThe sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
New King James VersionThe sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so He killed him.
New American Standard BibleThe sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the LORD, so He put him to death.
NASB 1995The sons of Judah were Er, Onan and Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put him to death.
NASB 1977The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put him to death.
Legacy Standard BibleThe sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of Yahweh, so He put him to death.
Amplified BibleThe sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah; the three were born to him by Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s eldest, was evil in the LORD’S sight, and He put him to death.
Christian Standard BibleJudah’s sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the LORD’s sight, so he put him to death.
Holman Christian Standard BibleJudah’s sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the LORD’s sight, so He put him to death.
American Standard VersionThe sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and he slew him.
Contemporary English VersionJudah and his Canaanite wife Bathshua had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the LORD had Er put to death, because he disobeyed and did what the LORD hated.
English Revised VersionThe sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
GOD'S WORD® TranslationJudah's sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. The LORD considered Er, Judah's firstborn, evil, so the LORD killed Er.
Good News TranslationJudah had five sons in all. By his wife Bathshua, a Canaanite, he had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. His oldest son, Er, was so evil that the LORD killed him.
International Standard VersionJudah's three sons Er, Onan, and Shelah were born to him through Bath-shua, a Canaanite. Er, Judah's firstborn, became wicked in the LORD's sight, so he put him to death.
NET BibleThe sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's firstborn, displeased the LORD, so the LORD killed him.
New Heart English BibleThe sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born to him by Bathshua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and he killed him.
Webster's Bible TranslationThe sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the first-born of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThe 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.
World English BibleThe sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight; and he killed him. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, three have been born to him of a daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, firstborn of Judah, is evil in the eyes of YHWH, and He puts him to death.
Young's Literal Translation 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.
Smith's Literal TranslationThe sons of Judah: Er and Onan, and Shelah: three were born to him from the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er the first-born of Judah will be evil in the eyes of Jehovah; and he will slay him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe sons of Juda: Her, Onan and Sela. These three were born to him of the Chanaanitess the daughter of Sue. And Her the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him.
Catholic Public Domain VersionThe sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him from the daughter of Shua, the Canaanite. But Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and so he killed him.
New American BibleThe sons of Judah were: Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three Bathshua, a Canaanite woman, bore to him. But Judah’s firstborn, Er, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so he took his life.
New Revised Standard VersionThe sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three the Canaanite woman Bath-shua bore to him. Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, and he put him to death. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three were born to him of Bathshua the Canaanitess. And Er, the first-born of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedThe sons of Yehuda: Eyr and Unaan and Shila; these three were born to him from Bathshua the Canaanitess, and Eyr was the firstborn of Yehuda; he was evil before LORD JEHOVAH, and he killed him. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and He slew him.
Brenton Septuagint TranslationThe sons of Juda; Er, Aunan, Selom. These three were born to him of the daughter of Sava the Chananitish woman: and Er, the first-born of Juda, was wicked before the Lord, and he slew him.
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Context The Sons of Israel… 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3The sonsof Judah:Er,Onan,and Shelah.These threewere bornto him byBath-shuathe Canaanite.Er,Judah’sfirstborn,waswickedin the sightof the LORD,who put him to death.4Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.…
Cross References Genesis 38:1-30About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite. / There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her. / So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and Judah named him Er. ...
Matthew 1:3Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
Ruth 4:12And may your house become like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring the LORD will give you by this young woman.”
Numbers 26:19-22The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan. / These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah. / And these were the descendants of Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul. ...
Genesis 46:12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
Genesis 49:8-12Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you. / Judah is a young lion—my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? / The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his. ...
Luke 3:33the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
Exodus 6:14-15These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben. / The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
Deuteronomy 25:5-10When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her. / The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel. / But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.” ...
Joshua 7:1The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.
1 Samuel 17:12Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.
2 Samuel 2:4Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
2 Samuel 7:12-16And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ...
1 Kings 2:4and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
1 Kings 12:20When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.
Treasury of Scripture The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him. Er, and. 1 Chronicles 9:5 And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. Genesis 38:2-10 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose namewas Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her… Genesis 46:12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. Jump to Previous BathshuaBath-ShuaBath-Shu'aBoreBornCanaaniteCanaanitessDaughterDeathErEvilFirstbornFirst-BornJudahJudah'sKilledOldestOnanPuttethShelahShuaShua'sSightSlewThreeWickedJump to Next BathshuaBath-ShuaBath-Shu'aBoreBornCanaaniteCanaanitessDaughterDeathErEvilFirstbornFirst-BornJudahJudah'sKilledOldestOnanPuttethShelahShuaShua'sSightSlewThreeWicked1 Chronicles 2 1.The sons of Israel.3.The posterity of Judah by Tamar.13.The children of Jesse.18.The posterity of Caleb the son of Hezron.21.Hezron's posterity by the daughter of Machir.25.Jerahmeel's posterity.34.Sheshan's posterity.42.Another branch of Caleb's posterity.50.The posterity of Caleb the son of Hur.The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah.Judah, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, is a significant figure in biblical history, as his lineage leads to King David and ultimately to Jesus Christ. The mention of his sons highlights the continuation of the tribe of Judah. Er, Onan, and Shelah are part of the genealogical record that establishes the heritage of the tribe. This genealogy is crucial for understanding the fulfillment of God's promises to Abraham regarding his descendants. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite.
Bath-shua, also known as Shuah, was a Canaanite woman, indicating Judah's marriage outside of the Israelite community. This union reflects the complex interactions between the Israelites and the surrounding Canaanite culture. Marriages with Canaanites were often discouraged due to the potential for leading Israelites away from worshiping Yahweh. This context sets the stage for the challenges Judah's family would face. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD.
Er's wickedness is noted without specific details, but it emphasizes the moral expectations God had for His people. The phrase "in the sight of the LORD" underscores the divine perspective on human actions, highlighting God's omniscience and moral authority. This serves as a reminder of the importance of righteousness and obedience to God's commands. So the LORD put him to death.
The death of Er by divine intervention illustrates the seriousness of sin and God's direct involvement in the lives of His people. It serves as a warning about the consequences of wickedness and disobedience. This act of judgment is consistent with other instances in Scripture where God enforces His standards of holiness, reinforcing the theme of divine justice. Persons / Places / Events 1. JudahOne of the twelve sons of Jacob, Judah is a significant figure in the lineage of Jesus Christ. His tribe becomes the leading tribe of Israel. 2. ErThe firstborn son of Judah, whose wickedness led to his death by divine judgment. 3. OnanThe second son of Judah, known for his disobedience and subsequent death by God's hand. 4. ShelahThe third son of Judah, who survived and continued the lineage. 5. Bath-shua the CanaaniteThe mother of Judah's three sons, highlighting the intermarriage between Israelites and Canaanites. Teaching Points The Consequences of WickednessEr's death serves as a stark reminder of the seriousness of sin and God's judgment. It encourages believers to live righteously and seek God's forgiveness. The Importance of ObedienceOnan's account illustrates the importance of obedience to God's commands. Disobedience can lead to severe consequences, both spiritually and physically. God's Sovereignty in LineageDespite human failures, God's plan for the lineage of Christ through Judah remains intact. This demonstrates God's sovereignty and faithfulness to His promises. Intermarriage and Its ImplicationsJudah's marriage to a Canaanite woman reflects the potential spiritual dangers of intermarriage with those who do not share the same faith, as warned in the Old Testament. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 2
How does 1 Chronicles 2:3–4 align with Genesis 38 regarding Judah and Tamar’s lineage, and does it create inconsistencies?
Who was Judah in the Bible?
In Genesis 38 overall, how does this morally complex story align with the broader biblical narrative on sexual ethics and lineage preservation?
What are the genealogies and reigns of Israel's leaders?THE FIVE SONS OF JUDAH, FROM Genesis 38. (3)The daughter of Shua the Canaanitess.--Shua was the father of Judah's wife. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was (became, proved)evil.--Word for word fromGenesis 38:7. Suppressing other details relating to the sons of Judah, the chronicler copies this statement intact from Genesis, because it thoroughly harmonises with the moral he wishes to be drawn from the entire history of his people. Verses 3-9. - 2. THE LINE OF JUDAH, TO HIS THREE GREAT-GRANDSONS. The line of Judah is, with a well-known object, the first to be taken up, although Judah stands fourth of Israel's sons. Judah has five sons: three, Er, Onan, Shelah, by a Canaanitess, the daughter of Shad; and two, Pharez and Zerah, by Tamar, his own daughter-in-law, under the circumstances described ( Genesis 38:6-30). There all these names are found in exact accord in the Authorized Version, in the Hebrew text, and in the Septuagint. The Septuagint Version, however ( Genesis 38:2), by an evident inaccuracy of translation, gives Shua as the name, not of the father, but of the daughter, ῇ ὄνομα Σαυά. Parallel passages are also found ( Genesis 46:12; Numbers 26:19-22). Er and Onan died without issue, and the descendants of Shelah are not mentioned till we reach 1 Chronicles 4:21-23. The line is now carried on by the twin sons of Tamar (vers. 5, 6). Pharez, with two sons, Hezron and Hamul ( Genesis 46:12; Ruth 4:18), and Zerah, with five sons, Zimri (or Zabdi, Joshua 7:1), Ethan, Heman, Calcol, Dara (or with many manuscripts, followed by the Targum, Syriac, and Arabic versions, Darda). If these last four names are not identical with those in 1 Kings 4:31, they are not to be found in any available connection elsewhere, and the last two not at all. Upon this supposition, it is held by some that this very passage proves that the compiler drew on resources not possessed by us. The weight of evidence seems, however, largely in favour of the persons being the same. (See Gilbert Barrington's 'Old Testament Genealogies,' 1:206-208, well summarized in art. "Darda," Smith's 'Bible Dictionary,' for as competent a discussion of the question as the present data will allow.) It needs to be constantly remembered that an enumeration like the above, of five so-called sons, does not necessarily involve their being five brothers, although in this case it looks the more as though they were so, as it is said five of them in all
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Hebrew The sonsבְּנֵ֣י(bə·nê)Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121:A sonof Judah:יְהוּדָ֗ה(yə·hū·ḏāh)Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063:Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four IsraelitesEr,עֵ֤ר(‘êr)Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6147:Er -- two men of JudahOnan,וְאוֹנָן֙(wə·’ō·w·nān)Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 209:Onan -- 'vigorous', a son of Judahand Shelah.וְשֵׁלָ֔ה(wə·šê·lāh)Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7956:Shelah -- a son of JudahThese threeשְׁלוֹשָׁה֙(šə·lō·wō·šāh)Number - masculine singular
Strong's 7969:Three, third, thricewere bornנ֣וֹלַד(nō·w·laḏ)Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3205:To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineageto him byל֔וֹ(lōw)Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's HebrewBath-shuaשׁ֖וּעַ(šū·a‘)Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7774:Shuah -- 'wealth', an Asherite womanthe Canaanite.הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑ית(hak·kə·na·‘ă·nîṯ)Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3669:Canaanite -- inhabitant of CanaanEr,עֵ֣ר ׀(‘êr)Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6147:Er -- two men of JudahJudah’sיְהוּדָ֗ה(yə·hū·ḏāh)Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063:Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelitesfirstborn,בְּכ֣וֹר(bə·ḵō·wr)Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1060:Firstborn, chiefwasוַיְהִ֞י(way·hî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961:To fall out, come to pass, become, bewickedרַ֛ע(ra‘)Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451:Bad, evilin the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥י(bə·‘ê·nê)Preposition-b | Noun - cdc
Strong's 5869:An eye, a fountainof the LORD,יְהוָ֖ה(Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069:YHWHwho put him to death.וַיְמִיתֵֽהוּ׃(way·mî·ṯê·hū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4191:To die, to kill
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OT History: 1 Chronicles 2:3 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |
