Genesis 38:1-10

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

38 At that time Judah withdrew from his brothers and went to [lodge with] a certain Adullamite named Hirah.

² There Judah saw and met a daughter of Shuah, a Canaanite; he took her as wife and lived with her.

³ And she became pregnant and bore a son, and he called him Er.

⁴ And she conceived again and bore a son and named him Onan.

⁵ Again she conceived and bore a son and named him Shelah. [They were living] at Chezib when she bore him.

⁶ Now Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn; her name was Tamar.

⁷ And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord slew him.

⁸ Then Judah told Onan, Marry your brother’s widow; live with her and raise offspring for your brother.

⁹ But Onan knew that the family would not be his, so when he cohabited with his brother’s widow, he prevented conception, lest he should raise up a child for his brother.

¹⁰ And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He slew him also.