Then Judah said to Onan, “(A)Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up [a]offspring for your brother.” Onan knew that the [b](B)offspring would not be his; so when he went in to his brother’s wife, he [c]wasted his seed on the ground in order not to give [d]offspring to his brother. 10 But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; so He (C)took his life also.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 38:8 Lit seed
  2. Genesis 38:9 Lit seed
  3. Genesis 38:9 Lit spilled on the ground
  4. Genesis 38:9 Lit seed