8Juda, therefore add to Onan his son: Go in to thy brother's wife and marry her, that thou mayst raise seed to thy brother.


In Context

5 She bore also a third: whom she called Sela. after whose birth, she ceased to bear any more.

6 And Juda took a wife for Her his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.

7 And Her, the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord: and was slain by him.

8 Juda, therefore add to Onan his son: Go in to thy brother's wife and marry her, that thou mayst raise seed to thy brother.

9 He knowing that the children should not be his, when he went in to his brother's wife, spilled his seed upon the ground, lest children should be born in his brother's name.

10 And therefore the Lord slew him, be- cause he did a detestable thing.

Genesis 38:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

38:8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

38:8Then Judah said to Onan, "Lie with your brother's wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to produce offspring for your brother."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

38:8And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:8Then 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

38:8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:8And Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:8Judah 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 Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

38:8And Judah saith to Onan, 'Go in unto the wife of thy brother, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

38:8And Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to your brother.