Then Judah said to Onan, “(A)Have relations with your brother’s wife and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up a [a]child for your brother.” Now Onan knew that the [b](B)child would not be his; so when he had relations with his brother’s wife, he [c]wasted his seed on the ground so that he would not give [d]a child to his brother.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 38:8 Lit seed
  2. Genesis 38:9 Lit seed
  3. Genesis 38:9 Lit spilled on the ground
  4. Genesis 38:9 Lit seed

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