Chapter 38
Genesis 38:8
RBT Translation:
And Cast is saying to Powerful, `Come in toward the woman of your brother, and yabam1192 אֶת-her, and cause to stand up a seed to your brother.`
LITV Translation:
And Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife and marry her , and raise up seed to your brother.
And Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife and marry her , and raise up seed to your brother.
ESV Translation:
Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”
Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother’s wife, and marry her as her brother-in-law, and raise up seed to thy brother.
And Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother’s wife, and marry her as her brother-in-law, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Footnotes
| 1192 | Strong’s #2992, yabam. This verb is formed from the word meaning brother-in-law (husband’s brother) #2993. Hence the interpretation of “perform the duty of a husband’s brother”. |