Genesis 38:8 meaning and explanation
Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.”
Genesis 38:8, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Judah is speaking to his second son after the LORD put Er, the firstborn, to death for wickedness. His command reflects the custom later written into Israel's law: a surviving brother marries the childless widow so the dead man's name and inheritance continue.
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