She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er.
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She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er.
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And she conceived, and bore a son; and he called his name Er.
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Passages linked to Genesis 38:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 46:12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
- Numbers 26:19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 38:3 And she conceived, and bare a son;…
Gen 38:3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
Ver. 3. And she conceived, &c.] St Jerome tells us of a certain drunken nurse, that was got with child by her nursling, a boy of ten years old. {a} This he relates as monstrous, and takes God to witness that he knew it to be so.
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{a} Bruson., lib. iv. cap. 9.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And she conceived, and bare a son, and he…
And she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Er. Which signifies a "watchman": but the reason of the name given by the Targum of Jonathan is,"because he should die without children;''as if it was the same with Ariri, "childless".
And she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Er. Which signifies a "watchman": but the reason of the name given by the Targum of Jonathan is,"because he should die without children;''as if it was the same with Ariri, "childless".
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gen 38:4And she conceived again, and bare a son,.... As soon as she well could:
and she called his name Onan; the first son Judah gave the name to, but his wife named this, so called from grief or sorrow; the reason of it, according to the above Targum, was,"because his father would mourn for him;''he was a Benoni, see Gen 35:18, whose sin and immature death caused sorrow.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. and he called] Better, “And she called his…
3. and he called] Better, “And she called his name Er.” The mother calls the name, as in Gen_38:4. The reading “she called” is found in some Heb. MSS., Sam. and Targ. Jer. “Er” and “Onan,” see Gen_46:12.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And she conceived, and bare a son; and he…
And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er (Gesanius). What is commonly regarded as an idiosyncrasy of the Elohist, viz., the naming of a child by its father, here occurs in a so-called Jehovistic section.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 She became pregnant
She became pregnant
"Judah's wife became pregnant"
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He was named Er
This can be written in active form. AT: "His father named him Er" (See: Active or Passive)
Er ... Onan ... Shelah
These are the names of Judah's sons. (See: How to Translate Names)
called his name
"named him"
Kezib
This is the name of a place. (See: How to Translate Names)
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