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Genesis 38:10
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KJ21
And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He slew him also.
ASV
And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and he slew him also.
AMP
But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; therefore He killed him also [in judgment].
AMPC
And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He slew him also.
BRG
And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.
CSB
What he did was evil in the Lord’s sight, so he put him to death also.
CSBA
What he did was evil in the Lord’s sight, so he put him to death also.
CEB
The Lord considered what he did as wrong and put him to death too.
CJB
What he did was evil from Adonai’s perspective, so he killed him too.
CEV
The Lord wasn't pleased with Onan and took his life too.
DARBY
And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also.
DRA
And therefore the Lord slew him, because he did a detestable thing.
ERV
This made the Lord angry. So he killed Onan also.
EASY
What Onan did was bad, and the Lord was not pleased with him. So the Lord caused Onan to die too.
EHV
But the thing that he did was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord killed him also.
ESV
And what he did was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
ESVUK
And what he did was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
EXB
·The Lord was displeased by this wicked thing Onan had done [L What he did was evil in the eyes/sight of the Lord], so he killed Onan also.
GNV
And it was wicked in the eyes of the Lord, which he did: wherefore he slew him also.
GW
What Onan did angered the Lord so much that the Lord took away Onan’s life too.
GNT
What he did displeased the Lord, and the Lord killed him also.
HCSB
What he did was evil in the Lord’s sight, so He put him to death also.
ICB
The Lord was displeased by this wicked thing Onan had done. So the Lord killed Onan also.
ISV
The Lord considered what Onan was doing to be evil, so he put him to death, too.
JUB
And the thing which he did displeased the LORD, and he slew him also.
KJV
And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.
AKJV
And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.
LSB
But what he did was displeasing in the sight of Yahweh; so He put him to death also.
LEB
And what he did was evil in the sight of Yahweh, so he killed him also.
TLB
So far as the Lord was concerned, it was very wrong of him to deny a child to his deceased brother, so he killed him, too.
MSG
So Judah told Onan, “Go and sleep with your brother’s widow; it’s the duty of a brother-in-law to keep your brother’s line alive.” But Onan knew that the child wouldn’t be his, so whenever he slept with his brother’s widow he spilled his semen on the ground so he wouldn’t produce a child for his brother. God was much offended by what he did and also took his life.
MEV
What he did displeased the Lord; therefore He killed him also.
NOG
What Onan did angered Yahweh so much that Yahweh took away Onan’s life too.
NABRE
What he did greatly offended the Lord, and the Lord took his life too.
NASB
But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; so He took his life also.
NASB1995
But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; so He took his life also.
NCB
This greatly displeased the Lord, and the Lord caused him to die, too.
NCV
The Lord was displeased by this wicked thing Onan had done, so the Lord killed Onan also.
NET
What he did was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord killed him too.
NIRV
What he did was evil in the Lord’s eyes. So the Lord put him to death also.
NIV
What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death also.
NIVUK
What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death also.
NKJV
And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He killed him also.
NLV
What he did was sinful in the eyes of the Lord. So the Lord took his life also.
NLT
But the Lord considered it evil for Onan to deny a child to his dead brother. So the Lord took Onan’s life, too.
NRSVA
What he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
NRSVACE
What he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
NRSVCE
What he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
NRSVUE
What he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
OJB
And the thing which he did was rah in the eyes of Hashem; therefore He slaughtered him also.
RGT
And it was wicked in the eyes of the LORD, that which he did. Therefore He killed him also.
RSV
And what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him also.
RSVCE
And what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him also.
TLV
What he did was evil in Adonai’s eyes, so He put him to death also.
VOICE
Onan’s selfish behavior was as wretched as his brother’s to the eyes of the Eternal One; so the Eternal ended Onan’s life like his brother.
WEB
The thing which he did was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and he killed him also.
WYC
and therefore the Lord smote him (and so the Lord struck him down), for he did (an) abominable thing.
YLT
and that which he hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him also to death.
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