New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 38:2-10

2Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was 1Shua; and he took her and went in to her. 3So she conceived and bore a son and he named him 2Er. 4Then she conceived again and bore a son and named him 3Onan. 5She bore still another son and named him 4Shelah; and it was at Chezib 5that she bore him.

6Now Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. 7But 6Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord took his life. 8Then Judah said to Onan, “7Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up 8offspring for your brother.” 9Onan knew that the 9 10offspring would not be his; so when he went in to his brother’s wife, he 11wasted his seed on the ground in order not to give 12offspring to his brother. 10But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; so He 13took his life also.

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Notes

1. Genesis 38:2 1 Chr 2:3 ↩
2. Genesis 38:3 Gen 46:12; Num 26:19 ↩
3. Genesis 38:4 Gen 46:12 ↩
4. Genesis 38:5 Num 26:20 ↩
5. Genesis 38:5 Lit when ↩
6. Genesis 38:7 Gen 46:12; Num 26:19; 1 Chr 2:3 ↩
7. Genesis 38:8 Deut 25:5, 6; Matt 22:24 ↩
8. Genesis 38:8 Lit seed ↩
9. Genesis 38:9 Lit seed ↩
10. Genesis 38:9 Deut 25:6 ↩
11. Genesis 38:9 Lit spilled on the ground ↩
12. Genesis 38:9 Lit seed ↩
13. Genesis 38:10 Gen 46:12; Num 26:19 ↩

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