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Genesis 38:9-10
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 38:9-10
Contemporary English Version
9 Onan knew the child would not be his,[a] and when he had sex with Tamar, he made sure that she would not get pregnant. 10 The Lord wasn't pleased with Onan and took his life too.
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- 38.9 the child … not be his: When Judah died, Onan would get his dead brother's share of the inheritance, but if his dead brother had a son, the inheritance would go to him instead.
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