Genesis 38:10

Translations

Modern

What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.

Traditional

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

Literal

And what he did was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and He killed him also.

Latin

Et idcirco percussit eum Dominus, quod rem detestabilem faceret.

Original

Hebrew

English

What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.

Notes

Genesis 38:9–10

Onan married Tamar, but he was not willing to provide an heir for his brother. He had sexual relations with Tamar, but he did not fulfill his duty to his dead brother (38:8).

Genesis 38:7–10

This story describes the Lord as the sovereign judge who ended the lives of Judah's wicked sons.

Genesis 38:1–30

The story of Judah and Tamar is a carefully placed break in the larger story. It shows what was happening in Judah’s family. Judah would later become an important leader. The story also shows the early stages of the family mixing with the people of the land. This helps explain why God sent the family to Egypt (chapters 39–47).

The Egyptians kept themselves separate from other peoples (43:32). Because of that, the Israelites were more likely to keep their own identity in Egypt than in Canaan.

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