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Genesis 38:10

Judgment

8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.

And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.

11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.

12 And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

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BSB
What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.
KJV
And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
WEB
The thing which he did was evil in the LORD’s sight, and he killed him also.
ASV
And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and he slew him also.
DARBY
And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also.
BLB
And what he did was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and He killed him also.
ÅB
Men det var ondt i Herrens øyne det han gjorde, og han lot også ham dø.
OTB
Det han gjorde var ondt i Herrens øyne, så Herren lot også ham dø.
B1930
Men det var ondt i Herrens øine det han gjorde, og han lot også ham dø.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 11:1

    And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.

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  • Genesis 46:12

    And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

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  • Proverbs 14:32

    The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

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  • 1 Chronicles 21:7

    And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.

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  • Numbers 26:19

    The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

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  • Haggai 1:13

    Then spake Haggai the LORD’s messenger in the LORD’s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 44:4

    Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.

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  • 2 Samuel 11:27

    And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.

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