Genesis 38:10

Genesis 38:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.
• New International Version (NIV)What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death also.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He killed him also.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But the Lord considered it evil for Onan to deny a child to his dead brother. So the Lord took Onan’s life, too.

Context of Genesis 38:10

8Then Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother's wife and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother." 9But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his. So whenever he went in to his brother's wife he would waste the semen on the ground, so as not to give offspring to his brother. And what he did was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also. 11Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, "Remain a widow in your father's house, till Shelah my son grows up"—for he feared that he would die, like his brothers. So Tamar went and remained in her father's house. 12In the course of time the wife of Judah, Shua's daughter, died. When Judah was comforted, he went up to Timnah to his sheepshearers, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

Genesis 38:10 word by word

וַיֵּ֛רַע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה וַיָּ֖מֶת גַּם־אֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the thing whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• displeasedעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• displeasedיָרַעyâra‛ · quiverH3415
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• wherefore he slewמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Genesis 38:10

• Numbers 11:1And the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp.
• Numbers 22:34Then Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, "I have sinned, for I did not know that you stood in the road against me. Now therefore, if it is evil in your sight, I will turn back."
• 2 Samuel 11:27And when the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.
• 1 Chronicles 21:7But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel.
• Proverbs 14:32The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
• Proverbs 24:18lest the Lord see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him.
• Jeremiah 44:4Yet I persistently sent to you all my servants the prophets, saying, 'Oh, do not do this abomination that I hate!'
• Haggai 1:13Then Haggai, the messenger of the Lord, spoke to the people with the Lord's message, "I am with you, declares the Lord."
• Genesis 46:12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan); and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
• Numbers 26:19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

Commentaries on Genesis 38:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Wherefore he slew him also - The sin of Onan has generally been supposed to be self-pollution; but this is certainly a mistake; his crime was his refusal to raise up seed to his brother, and rather than do it, by the act mentioned above, he rendered himself incapable of it. We find from this history that long be fore the Mosaic law it was an established custom, probably founded on a Divine precept, that if a man died childless his brother was to take his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-30Verses 1-30 - The Family of Judah 1. עדלם ‛ǎdûllâm Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh Chirah, “nobility?” 2. שׁוּע shûa‛ Shua, “luck, riches, cry.” 3. ער ‛êr Er, “watching.” 4. אונן 'ônân Onan, “strong.” 5. שׁלה shēlâh Shelah, “request? rest.” כזיב kezı̂yb Kezib, “falsehood.” 6. תמר tāmār Tamar, “palm.” 12. תמנה tı̂mnâh Timnah, “counted or assigned.” 14. עינים 'êynayı̂m Enaim, “two fountains.” 29. פרץ perets Perets, “breach.” This…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10Onan married Tamar, but he was not willing to provide an heir for his brother. He had sexual relations with Tamar, but he did not fulfill his duty to his dead brother (38:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-301. at that time--a formula frequently used by the sacred writers, not to describe any precise period, but an interval near about it.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 38:10

• Adultery
• Inheritance
• Onan
• Tamar

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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