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) But Onan knew that the child would not be his; so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to keep from providing offspring for his brother. 10 What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death also.(E)

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Then Judah (A)took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was (B)Tamar. But (C)Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, (D)and the Lord killed him. And Judah said to Onan, “Go in to (E)your brother’s wife and marry her, and raise up an heir to your brother.” But Onan knew that the heir would not be (F)his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother’s wife, that he emitted on the ground, lest he should give an heir to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did [a]displeased the Lord; therefore He killed (G)him also.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 38:10 Lit. was evil in the eyes of