ONAN, Killed for his refusal to raise seed (offspring) for his
4. She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him ONAN.
5. She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
6. Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
7. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in The LORD's sight. the LORD killed him.
8. 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."
9.
ONAN knew that the
offspring wouldn't be his; and when he went in to his brother's wife, he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give
offspring to his brother.
10. The thing which he did was evil in The LORD's sight, and he killed him also.
The sons of Judah: Er, ONAN, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and ONAN died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.