Genesis 38:2-10
New American Standard Bible
2 Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was (A)Shua; and he took her as a wife and had relations with her. 3 And she conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him (B)Er. 4 Then she conceived again and gave birth to a son, and she named him (C)Onan. 5 She gave birth to yet another son and named him (D)Shelah; and it was at Chezib [a]that she gave birth to him.
6 Now Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. 7 But (E)Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord took his life. 8 Then Judah said to Onan, “(F)Have relations with your brother’s wife and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up a [b]child for your brother.” 9 Now Onan knew that the [c](G)child would not be his; so when he had relations with his brother’s wife, he [d]wasted his seed on the ground so that he would not give [e]a child to his brother. 10 But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; so He (H)took his life also.
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- Genesis 38:5 Lit when
- Genesis 38:8 Lit seed
- Genesis 38:9 Lit seed
- Genesis 38:9 Lit spilled on the ground
- Genesis 38:9 Lit seed
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