26 At this Judah said to his brothers: “What profit would there be if we killed our brother and covered over his blood?+

18 Judah now approached him and said: “I beg you, my master, please let your slave speak a word in my master’s ears, and do not become angry with your slave, for you are like Pharʹaoh himself.+

3 The sons of Judah were Er, Oʹnan, and Sheʹlah. These three were born to him from Shuʹa’s daughter, the Caʹnaan·it·ess.+ But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was displeasing to Jehovah, so He put him to death.+