38 2 The marriage of Judah. 7, 9 The trespass of Er and Onan, and the vengeance of God that came thereupon. 18 Judah lieth with his daughter-in-law Tamar. 24 Tamar is judged to be burnt for whoredom.  29, 30 The birth of Perez and Zerah.

And at that time [a]Judah went down from his brethren, and turned into a man called Hirah an Adullamite.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 38:1 Moses describeth the genealogy of Judah, because the Messiah should come of him.

Judah and Tamar

38 At that time, Judah(A) left his brothers and went down to stay with a man of Adullam(B) named Hirah.(C)

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So she conceived and bare a son, and he called his name Er.

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she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, who was named Er.(A)

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And Judah said to Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and do the office of a kinsman unto her, and raise [a]up seed unto thy brother.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 38:8 This order was for the preservation of the stock, that the child begotten by the second brother should have the name and inheritance of the first: which is in the new Testament abolished.

Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to raise up offspring for your brother.”(A)

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