Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight. So the LORD killed him.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 38:7 in context
Genesis 38:4–10
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She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.
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She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.
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Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
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Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight. So the LORD killed him.
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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.”
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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.
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The thing which he did was evil in the LORD’s sight, and he killed him also.
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