Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 38:8-10
8Then Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Onanלְאוֹנָ֔ןle.'o.NanH209, “Sleep withבֹּ֛א אֶל־bo' 'el-H935H413your brother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.Perform your duty as her brother-in-lawוְיַבֵּ֣םve.ya.BemH2992אֹתָ֑הּ'o.TahH853and raise upוְהָקֵ֥םve.ha.KemH6965offspringזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233for your brotherלְאָחִֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chi.khaH251.”
9But Onanאוֹנָ֔ן'o.NanH209knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045thatכִּ֛יkiH3588the offspringיִהְיֶ֣ה הַזָּ֑רַעyih.Yeh ha.Za.ra'H2233H1961would notלֹּ֥אlo'H3808belongוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961to him;so wheneverאִם־'im-H518he would sleep withבָּ֨א אֶל־ba' 'el-H935H413his brother’sאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802,he would spill his seedוְשִׁחֵ֣תve.shi.ChetH7843on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776so that he would notלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115produceנְתָן־ne.ton-H5414offspringזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233for his brotherלְאָחִֽיו׃le.'a.ChivH251.
Commentaries on Genesis 38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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