Verse 8

Genesis 38:8

Literal Standard Version

8 And Judah says to Onan, “Go in to the wife of your brother, and marry her, and raise up seed to your 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
1 And it comes to pass, at that time, that Judah goes down from his brothers, and turns aside to a man... Focus ↗
2 and Judah sees there the daughter of a man, a Canaanite, whose name is Shuah, and takes her, and goe... Focus ↗
3 And she conceives, and bears a son, and he calls his name Er; Focus ↗
4 and she conceives again, and bears a son, and calls his name Onan; Focus ↗
5 and she adds again, and bears a son, and calls his name Shelah; and he was in Chezib in her bearing... Focus ↗
6 And Judah takes a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name is Tamar; Focus ↗
7 and Er, Judah’s firstborn, is evil in the eyes of YHWH, and YHWH puts him to death. Focus ↗
8 And Judah says to Onan, “Go in to the wife of your brother, and marry her, and raise up seed to your...
9 and Onan knows that the seed is not reckoned his; and it has come to pass, if he has gone in to his... Focus ↗
10 and that which he has done is evil in the eyes of YHWH, and He puts him also to death. Focus ↗
11 And Judah says to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Abide as a widow at your father’s house, until my son... Focus ↗
12 And the days are multiplied, and the daughter of Shuah, Judah’s wife, dies; and Judah is comforted,... Focus ↗
13 And it is declared to Tamar, saying, “Behold, your husband’s father is going up to Timnath to shear... Focus ↗
14 and she turns aside the garments of her widowhood from off her, and covers herself with a veil, and... Focus ↗
15 And Judah sees her, and reckons her for a harlot, for she has covered her face, Focus ↗
16 and he turns aside to her by the way and says, “Please come, let me come in to you,” for he has not... Focus ↗
17 And he says, “I send a kid of the goats from the flock.” And she says, “Do you give a pledge until y... Focus ↗
18 And he says, “What is the pledge that I give to you?” And she says, “Your seal, and your ribbon, and... Focus ↗
19 and she rises, and goes, and turns aside her veil from off her, and puts on the garments of her wido... Focus ↗
20 And Judah sends the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge... Focus ↗
21 And he asks the men of her place, saying, “Where is the separated one—she in Enayim, by the way?” An... Focus ↗
22 And he turns back to Judah and says, “I have not found her; and the men of the place also have said,... Focus ↗
23 and Judah says, “Let her take to herself, lest we become despised; behold, I sent this kid, and you... Focus ↗
24 And it comes to pass about three months after, that it is declared to Judah, saying, “Your daughter-... Focus ↗
25 She is brought out, and she has sent to her husband’s father, saying, “To a man whose these are, I a... Focus ↗
26 And Judah discerns and says, “She has been more righteous than I, because that I did not give her to... Focus ↗
27 And it comes to pass in the time of her bearing, that behold, twins are in her womb; Focus ↗
28 and it comes to pass in her bearing, that one gives out a hand, and the midwife takes and binds on h... Focus ↗
29 And it comes to pass as he draws back his hand, that behold, his brother has come out, and she says,... Focus ↗
30 and afterward his brother has come out, on whose hand is the scarlet thread, and he calls his name Z... Focus ↗