Verse 8
Genesis 38:8
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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Juda, therefore add to Onan his son: Go in to thy brother's wife and marry her, that thou mayst raise seed to thy brother.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוּדָה֙ לְ/אוֹנָ֔ן בֹּ֛א אֶל אֵ֥שֶׁת אָחִ֖י/ךָ וְ/יַבֵּ֣ם אֹתָ֑/הּ וְ/הָקֵ֥ם זֶ֖רַע לְ/אָחִֽי/ךָ
English Translation
And Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother's wife and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother."
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Chapter 38 Context
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At that time Juda went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Odollamite, named Hiras.
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And he saw there the daughter of a man of Chanaan, called Sue: and taking her to wife, he went in un...
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And she conceived, and bore a son, and called his name Her.
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And conceiving again, she bore a son, and called him Onan.
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She bore also a third: whom she called Sela. after whose birth, she ceased to bear any more.
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And Juda took a wife for Her his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.
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And Her, the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord: and was slain by him.
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Juda, therefore add to Onan his son: Go in to thy brother's wife and marry her, that thou mayst rais...
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He knowing that the children should not be his, when he went in to his brother's wife, spilled his s...
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And therefore the Lord slew him, be- cause he did a detestable thing.
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Wherefore Juda said to Thamar his daughter in law: Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Sela m...
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And after many days were past, the daughter of Sue the wife of Juda died: and when he had taken comf...
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And it was told Thamar that her father in law was come up to Thamnas to shear his sheep.
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And she put off the garments of her widowhood, and took a veil: and changing her dress, sat in the c...
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When Juda saw her, he thought she was a harlot: for she had covered her face, lest she should be kno...
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He said: I will send thee a kid out of the flock. And when she said again: I will suffer what thou w...
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Juda said: What wilt thou have for a pledge ? She answered: Thy ring and bracelet, and the staff whi...
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And she arose and went her way: and putting off the apparel which she had taken, put on the garments...
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And Juda sent a kid by his shepherd, the Odollamite, that he might receive the pledge again, which h...
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asked the men of that place : Where is the woman that sat in the cross way? And when they all made a...
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He returned to Juda, and said to him: I have not found her; moreover the men of that place said to m...
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Juda said : Let her take it to herself ; surely she cannot charge us with a,lie: I sent the kid whic...
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And behold after three months they told a lie, saying: Thamar, thy daughter in law hath played the h...
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But when she was led to execution, she sent to her father in law, saying: By the man, to whom these...
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And when she was ready to be brought to bed, there appeared twins in her womb: and in the very deliv...
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This shall come forth the first.
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But he drawing back his hand, the other came forth: and the woman said: Why is the partition divided...
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Afterwards his brother came out, on whose hand was the scarlet thread: and she called him Zara.
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