2:3 The sons of Judah:
Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, 4 a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him. 5
1 tn Heb “all the assembly said to do so.”
2 tn Heb “for right was the word in the eyes of all the people.”
3 tn Heb “There was displeasure in the eyes of God concerning this thing.”
5 tn The name means “daughter of Shua.” Shua is identified in Gen 38:2 as a “Canaanite man.”
6 tn Heb “was evil in the eyes of the