Genesis 38:8
World English Bible (WEB)
Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”
In context
6 Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
7 Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight. So the LORD killed him.
8 Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”
9 Onan knew that the offspring wouldn’t be his; and when he went in to his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground, lest he should give offspring to his brother.
10 The thing which he did was evil in the LORD’s sight, and he killed him also.
Genesis 38:8 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”
- KJV King James Version
- And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And Judah saith to Onan, 'Go in unto the wife of thy brother, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother;'
- DBY Darby Translation
- Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and fulfil to her the brother-in-law's duty, and raise up seed to thy brother.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.