The Meaning of Genesis 38:10 Explained

Genesis 38:10

KJV: And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.

YLT: and that which he hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him also to death.

Darby: And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also.

ASV: And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and he slew him also.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the thing which  he did  displeased  the LORD:  wherefore he slew  him also. 

What does Genesis 38:10 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Genesis 38

1  Judah begets Er, Onan, and Shelah
6  Er's marriage with Tamar, and death
8  The trespass of Onan
11  Tamar is reserved for Shelah
12  Judah's wife dies
13  Tamar deceives Judah
27  She bears twins, Pharez and Zarah

What do the individual words in Genesis 38:10 mean?

And displeased in the sight Yahweh the thing which he did therefore He killed also him
וַיֵּ֛רַע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה וַיָּ֖מֶת גַּם־ אֹתֽוֹ

וַיֵּ֛רַע  And  displeased 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מֵרֵעַ 
Sense: to be bad, be evil.
בְּעֵינֵ֥י  in  the  sight 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
יְהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  the  thing  which 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
עָשָׂ֑ה  he  did 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
וַיָּ֖מֶת  therefore  He  killed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
גַּם־  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.