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Judah married his oldest son Er to a woman named Tamar. But the Lord considered Judah’s oldest son Er immoral, and the Lord put him to death. Judah said to Onan, “Go to your brother’s wife, do your duty as her brother-in-law, and provide children for your brother.”

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Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.(A) But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight;(B) so the Lord put him to death.(C)

Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to raise up offspring for your brother.”(D)

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