Parallel Verses
King James 2000
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto your brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up descendants to your brother.
New American Standard Bible
Then Judah said to Onan, “
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.
Holman Bible
Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law
International Standard Version
So Judah instructed Onan, "You are to have sexual relations with your dead brother's wife, performing the duty of a brother-in-law with her, and have offspring for your brother."
A Conservative Version
And Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
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.
Amplified
Then Judah told Onan, “Go in to your brother’s widow, and perform your duty as a brother-in-law [under the levirate marriage custom]; [be her husband and] raise children for [the name of] your brother.”
Bible in Basic English
Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife and do what it is right for a husband's brother to do; make her your wife and get offspring for your brother.
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And Judah will say to Onan, go in to thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Judah said to Onan, "Go in to the wife of your brother and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother."
Modern King James verseion
And Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to your brother.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said Judah unto Onan, go in to thy brother's wife and marry her, and stir up seed unto thy brother.
NET Bible
Then Judah said to Onan, "Have sexual relations with your brother's wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her so that you may raise up a descendant for your brother."
New Heart 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 seed to your brother."
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Judah to Onan, Go in unto thy brothers wife, and fulfil the duty of a brother-in-law unto her, - and raise up seed, to thy brother.
Webster
And Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
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 seed to your brother."
Youngs 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;'
Themes
Adultery » Instances of » Judah
Inheritance » Provisions for inheritance under levirate marriages
Marriage » Levirate (the brother required to marry a brother's widow)
Onan » Killed for his refusal to raise seed (offspring) for his deceased brother
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 38:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judah And Tamar
7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him. 8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto your brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up descendants to your brother. 9 And Onan knew that the descendant would 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 a descendant to his brother.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:5-10
If brethren dwell together, and one of them dies, and has no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry outside unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him as wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her.
Leviticus 18:16
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife: it is your brother's nakedness.
Numbers 36:8-9
And every daughter, that possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.
Ruth 1:11
And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will you go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
Ruth 4:5-11
Then said Boaz, The day you buy the field of the hand of Naomi, you must buy it also from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead through his inheritance.
Matthew 22:23-27
The same day came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,