Genesis 38
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Genesis 38:7-10

7AndErעֵ֚ר'erH6147, Judah'sfirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060,wasH1961wickedH7451inthesightofJehovah,andJehovahslewhim.
8ThenJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063saidH559toOnanלְאוֹנָ֔ןle.'o.NanH209,Goבֹּ֛אbo'H935intothy brother'swifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,andfulfiltoherthebrother-in-law'sduty,andraiseוְהָקֵ֥םve.ha.KemH6965upseedH2233tothybrotherH251.
9ButwhenOnanאוֹנָ֔ן'o.NanH209knewH3045thattheseedH2233shouldnotbeH1961hisown,itcameH935topasswhenhewentH935intohisbrother'swifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802,thathespilled [it]onthegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,inordertogiveנְתָן־ne.ton-H5414noseedH2233tohisbrotherH251.
10Andthethingwhichhedidwasevilוַיֵּ֛רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489inthesightofJehovah,andheslewhimalsoגַּם־gam-H1571.
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