Genesis 38:6-8

Expanded Bible

⁶ Judah ·chose [^Ltook] a girl named Tamar to be the wife of his ·first son [firstborn] Er. ⁷ But Er, Judah’s ·oldest son [firstborn], did ·what the Lord said was evil [^Levil in the eyes/sight of the Lord] so the Lord killed him. ⁸ Then Judah said to Er’s brother Onan, “Go and have sexual relations with your dead brother’s wife. It is your duty to ·provide children for your brother in this way [^Lraise up a seed for your brother; Deut. 25:5–10].”