Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And it will be evil in the eyes of Jehovah, what he did, and he will kill him also
New American Standard Bible
But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; so He
King James Version
And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
Holman Bible
What he did was evil in the Lord’s sight, so He put him to death also.
International Standard Version
The LORD considered what Onan was doing to be evil, so he put him to death, too.
A Conservative Version
And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of LORD, and he killed him also.
American Standard Version
And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and he slew him also.
Amplified
But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; therefore He killed him also [in judgment].
Bible in Basic English
And what he did was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death, like his brother.
Darby Translation
And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also.
King James 2000
And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: therefore he slew him also.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And what he did was evil in the sight of Yahweh, so he killed him also.
Modern King James verseion
And what he did was evil in the eyes of Jehovah. Therefore He killed him also.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the thing which he did, displeased the LORD, wherefore he slew him also.
NET Bible
What he did was evil in the Lord's sight, so the Lord killed him too.
New Heart English Bible
The thing which he did was evil in the sight of the LORD, and he killed him also.
The Emphasized Bible
And it was displeasing, in the eyes of Yahweh what he had done, - so he put, him also, to death,
Webster
And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
World English Bible
The thing which he did was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he killed him also.
Youngs Literal Translation
and that which he hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him also to death.
Themes
Adultery » Instances of » Judah
Inheritance » Provisions for inheritance under levirate marriages
Onan » Killed for his refusal to raise seed (offspring) for his deceased brother
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 38:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judah And Tamar
9 And Onan will know that not to him will be the seed; and it was when he went in to his brother's wife, he destroyed upon the earth, not to give seed to his brother. 10 And it will be evil in the eyes of Jehovah, what he did, and he will kill him also 11 And Judah will say to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Sit a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son shall be great; (for he said, Lest this also shall die as his brethren.) And Tamar will go and will sit in her father's house.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 46:12
And the sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah and Pharez and Zarah; and Er will die, and Onan in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez will be Hezron and Hamu.
Numbers 26:19
The sons of Judah, Er and Onan; and Er will die, and Onan, in the land of Canaan.
Numbers 11:1
And the people shall be as complainers, and it was evil in the ears of Jehovah; and Jehovah will hear, and his anger will kindle, and the fire of Jehovah will burn among them and will consume in the extremity of the camp.
Numbers 22:34
And Balaam will say to the messenger of Jehovah, I sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest to meet me in the way; and now if evil in thine eyes, I will turn back to me.
2 Samuel 11:27
And the mourning will pass over, and David will send and take her to his house, and she will be to him for wife, and bear to him a son. And the word which David did will be evil in the eyes of Jehovah.
1 Chronicles 21:7
And it will be evil in the eyes of God concerning this word, and he will strike Israel
Proverbs 14:32
The unjust one shall be driven away in his evil: and the just one trusted in his death.
Proverbs 24:18
Lest Jehovah shall see and it be evil in his eyes, and he turn back from him his anger.
Jeremiah 44:4
And I will send to you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying, Now ye shall not do this abomination which I hated.
Haggai 1:13
And Haggai the messenger of Jehovah will say in the message of Jehovah to the people, I am with you, says Jehovah.