New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 38:7-10

7But 1Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord took his life.

8Then Judah said to Onan, “2Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up 3offspring for your brother.”

9Onan knew that the 4 5offspring would not be his; so when he went in to his brother’s wife, he 6wasted his seed on the ground in order not to give 7offspring to his brother.

10But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; so He 8took his life also.

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Notes

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

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