Numbers 26:19
New International Version
Er and Onan were sons of Judah, but they died in Canaan.

New Living Translation
Judah had two sons, Er and Onan, who had died in the land of Canaan.

English Standard Version
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.

King James Bible
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

New King James Version
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

New American Standard Bible
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

NASB 1995
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

NASB 1977
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

Amplified Bible
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan [were judged by God and] died in the land of Canaan.

Christian Standard Bible
Judah’s sons included Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Judah’s sons included Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.

American Standard Version
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

English Revised Version
The sons of Judah, Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Er and Onan were sons of Judah, but they died in Canaan.

International Standard Version
The descendants of Judah originally included Er and Onan, though Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

Majority Standard Bible
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.

NET Bible
The descendants of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

New Heart English Bible
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

Webster's Bible Translation
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

World English Bible
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Sons of Judah [are] Er and Onan; and Er dies—Onan also—in the land of Canaan.

Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Judah are Er and Onan; and Er dieth -- Onan also -- in the land of Canaan.

Smith's Literal Translation
The sons of Judah, Er and Onan; and Er will die, and Onan, in the land of Canaan.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of Juda, Her and Onan, who both died in the land of Chanaan.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan, who both died in the land of Canaan.

New American Bible
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

New Revised Standard Version
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the sons of Yehuda: Eir and Unan, and Eir and Unan died in the land of Canaan.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the sons of Juda, Er and Aunan; and Er and Aunan died in the land of Chanaan.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Tribe of Judah
19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan. 20These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.…

Cross References
Genesis 38:6-10
Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. / But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death. / Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.” ...

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: Hezron and Hamul.

1 Chronicles 2:3-4
The 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. / Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

Ruth 4:12
And 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.”

Matthew 1:3
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.

Luke 3:33
the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

Genesis 49:10
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.

Deuteronomy 25:5-10
When 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.” ...

1 Chronicles 4:21-23
The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea, / Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi-lehem. (These names are from ancient records.) / These were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king.

1 Samuel 22:7-8
Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds? / Is that why all of you have conspired against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made a covenant with the son of Jesse. Not one of you has shown concern for me or revealed to me that my son has stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case today.”

1 Kings 2:32-33
The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army. / Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.”

1 Chronicles 5:1-2
These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright. / And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.

Matthew 22:24-28
“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother. / The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh. ...

Mark 12:19-23
“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children. / Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise. ...

Luke 20:28-33
“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless. / Then the second ...


Treasury of Scripture

The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

Shelah

Genesis 38:5,11,14,26-30
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him…

1 Chronicles 4:21
The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,

Pharez

Genesis 38:27-29
And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb…

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.

Ruth 4:18-22
Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron, …

Zerah

Genesis 38:30
And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.

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.

1 Chronicles 2:4
And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

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The sons of Judah
This phrase introduces the lineage of Judah, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, who is also known as Israel. Judah's descendants are significant in biblical history, as the tribe of Judah becomes one of the most prominent tribes of Israel. The Hebrew root for "Judah" is "Yehudah," which means "praise." This reflects the role of Judah's lineage in the biblical narrative, as it is from this tribe that King David and ultimately Jesus Christ, according to Christian belief, are descended. The mention of Judah here underscores the importance of his lineage in the unfolding account of God's covenant with Israel.

were Er and Onan
Er and Onan are the first two sons of Judah, born to him by his Canaanite wife, the daughter of Shua. Their account is recounted in Genesis 38, where both brothers meet untimely deaths due to their disobedience and wickedness. The Hebrew names "Er" and "Onan" carry meanings that reflect their narratives; "Er" can mean "watchful" or "awake," while "Onan" means "vigorous" or "strong." However, their actions did not live up to these meanings, as their lives were cut short due to their failure to fulfill their familial and divine responsibilities.

but Er and Onan died
The deaths of Er and Onan are significant in the biblical narrative as they highlight the consequences of disobedience to God's commands. In Genesis 38, Er is described as wicked in the sight of the Lord, and Onan is punished for his refusal to fulfill the duty of levirate marriage to his brother's widow, Tamar. This phrase serves as a reminder of the seriousness with which God views sin and the importance of obedience to His laws. It also sets the stage for the continuation of Judah's line through Tamar, which is a pivotal moment in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah.

in the land of Canaan
Canaan is the land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. It is a place of both promise and testing for the Israelites. The mention of Canaan here situates the events within the broader narrative of God's covenant with Israel. The deaths of Er and Onan in Canaan serve as a prelude to the eventual inheritance of the land by the Israelites, despite the challenges and failures they face along the way. This phrase reminds readers of the faithfulness of God in fulfilling His promises, even when His people fall short.

(19) Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.--See Genesis 38:6-10, and Note.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The sons
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Judah
יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

[were] Er
עֵ֣ר (‘êr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6147: Er -- two men of Judah

and Onan,
וְאוֹנָ֑ן (wə·’ō·w·nān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 209: Onan -- 'vigorous', a son of Judah

but they
עֵ֛ר (‘êr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6147: Er -- two men of Judah

died
וַיָּ֥מָת (way·yā·māṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

in the land
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

of Canaan.
כְּנָֽעַן׃ (kə·nā·‘an)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3667: Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan


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