Genesis 38:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 38:4

2 And Judah ^asaw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was ^bShua, and he married her and went in to her.

3 So she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name ^aEr.

4 She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name ^aOnan.

5 And she conceived yet again and bore a son, and called his name ^aShelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.

6 Then Judah ^atook a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was ^bTamar.

7 But ^aEr, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, ^band the Lord killed him.

8 And Judah said to Onan, “Go in to ^ayour brother’s wife and marry her, and raise up an heir to your brother.”

9 But Onan knew that the heir would not be ^ahis; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother’s wife, that he emitted on the ground, lest he should give an heir to his brother.

10 And the thing which he did¹ displeased the Lord; therefore He killed ^ahim also.

11 Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, ^a“Remain a widow in your father’s house till my son Shelah is grown.” For he said, “Lest he also die like his brothers.” And Tamar went and dwelt ^bin her father’s house.

12 Now in the process of time the daughter of Shua, Judah’s wife, died; and Judah ^awas comforted, and went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 38:4

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American Standard Version
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

Amplified® Bible
And she conceived again and bore a son and named him Onan.

Contemporary English Version
she named the next one Onan.

Darby English Version
And she again conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.

Good News Bible
She became pregnant again and bore another son and named him Onan.

King James Version
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

New American Standard Bible
Then she conceived again and bore a son and named him Onan.

New International Version
She conceived again and gave birth to a son and named him Onan.

New King James Version
She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then she conceived again and bore a son and named him Onan.

Revised Standard Version
Again she conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.

Young's Literal Translation
and she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Onan;

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