2:3 The sons of Judah:
Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, 1 a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him. 2
2:4 Tamar, Judah’s 3 daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
1 tn The name means “daughter of Shua.” Shua is identified in Gen 38:2 as a “Canaanite man.”
2 tn Heb “was evil in the eyes of the
3 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.