Genesis 38:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And Judah saith to Onan, `Go in unto the wife of thy brother, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother;'

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  • Deut 25:5-9 : 5 `When brethren dwell together, and one of them hath died, and hath no son, the wife of the dead is not without to a strange man; her husband's brother doth go in unto her, and hath taken her to him for a wife, and doth perform the duty of her husband's brother; 6 and it hath been, the first-born which she beareth doth rise for the name of his dead brother, and his name is not wiped away out of Israel. 7 `And if the man doth not delight to take his brother's wife, then hath his brother's wife gone up to the gate, unto the elders, and said, My husband's brother is refusing to raise up to his brother a name in Israel; he hath not been willing to perform the duty of my husband's brother; 8 and the elders of his city have called for him, and spoken unto him, and he hath stood and said, I have no desire to take her; 9 `Then hath his brother's wife drawn nigh unto him, before the eyes of the elders, and drawn his shoe from off his foot, and spat in his face, and answered and said, Thus it is done to the man who doth not build up the house of his brother; 10 and his name hath been called in Israel -- The house of him whose shoe is drawn off.
  • Ruth 1:11 : 11 And Naomi saith, `Turn back, my daughters; why do ye go with me? are there yet to me sons in my bowels that they have been to you for husbands?
  • Ruth 4:5-9 : 5 And Boaz saith, `In the day of thy buying the field from the hand of Naomi, then from Ruth the Moabitess, wife of the dead, thou hast bought `it', to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance.' 6 And the redeemer saith, `I am not able to redeem `it' for myself, lest I destroy mine inheritance; redeem for thyself -- thou -- my right of redemption, for I am not able to redeem.' 7 And this `is' formerly in Israel for redemption and for changing, to establish anything: a man hath drawn off his sandal, and given `it' to his neighbour, and this `is' the testimony in Israel. 8 And the redeemer saith to Boaz, `Buy `it' for thyself,' and draweth off his sandal. 9 And Boaz saith to the elders, and `to' all the people, `Witnesses `are' ye to-day that I have bought all that `is' to Elimelech, and all that `is' to Chilion and Mahlon, from the hand of Naomi; 10 and also Ruth the Moabitess, wife of Mahlon, I have bought to myself for a wife, to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance; and the name of the dead is not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place; witnesses ye `are' to-day.' 11 And all the people who `are' in the gate say -- also the elders -- `Witnesses! Jehovah make the woman who is coming in unto thy house as Rachel and as Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and do thou virtuously in Ephrathah, and proclaim the Name in Beth-Lehem;
  • Matt 22:23-27 : 23 In that day there came near to him Sadducees, who are saying there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying, 24 `Teacher, Moses said, If any one may die not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and shall raise up seed to his brother. 25 `And there were with us seven brothers, and the first having married did die, and not having seed, he left his wife to his brother; 26 in like manner also the second, and the third, unto the seventh, 27 and last of all died also the woman;
  • Lev 18:16 : 16 `The nakedness of thy brother's wife thou dost not uncover; it `is' thy brother's nakedness.
  • Num 36:8-9 : 8 `And every daughter possessing an inheritance, of the tribes of the sons of Israel, is to one of the family of the tribe of her father for a wife, so that the sons of Israel possess each the inheritance of his fathers, 9 and the inheritance doth not turn round from `one' tribe to another tribe; for each to his inheritance do they cleave, the tribes of the sons of Israel.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 38:9-11
    3 verses
    87%

    9and Onan knoweth that the seed is not `reckoned' his; and it hath come to pass, if he hath gone in unto his brother's wife, that he hath destroyed `it' to the earth, so as not to give seed to his brother;

    10and that which he hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him also to death.

    11And Judah saith to Tamar his daughter-in-law, `Abide a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son groweth up;' for he said, `Lest he die -- even he -- like his brethren;' and Tamar goeth and dwelleth at her father's house.

  • Deut 25:5-7
    3 verses
    76%

    5`When brethren dwell together, and one of them hath died, and hath no son, the wife of the dead is not without to a strange man; her husband's brother doth go in unto her, and hath taken her to him for a wife, and doth perform the duty of her husband's brother;

    6and it hath been, the first-born which she beareth doth rise for the name of his dead brother, and his name is not wiped away out of Israel.

    7`And if the man doth not delight to take his brother's wife, then hath his brother's wife gone up to the gate, unto the elders, and said, My husband's brother is refusing to raise up to his brother a name in Israel; he hath not been willing to perform the duty of my husband's brother;

  • Gen 38:1-7
    7 verses
    75%

    1And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Judah goeth down from his brethren, and turneth aside unto a man, an Adullamite, whose name `is' Hirah;

    2and Judah seeth there the daughter of a man, a Canaanite, whose name `is' Shuah, and taketh her, and goeth in unto her.

    3And she conceiveth, and beareth a son, and he calleth his name Er;

    4and she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Onan;

    5and she addeth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Shelah; and he was in Chezib in her bearing him.

    6And Judah taketh a wife for Er, his first-born, and her name `is' Tamar;

    7and Er, Judah's first-born, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah doth put him to death.

  • Gen 38:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15And Judah seeth her, and reckoneth her for a harlot, for she hath covered her face,

    16and he turneth aside unto her by the way, and saith, `Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee,' (for he hath not known that she `is' his daughter-in-law); and she saith, `What dost thou give to me, that thou mayest come in unto me?'

  • Gen 24:38
    73%

    38If not -- unto the house of my father thou dost go, and unto my family, and thou hast taken a wife for my son.

  • Num 26:19
    73%

    19Sons of Judah `are' Er and Onan; and Er dieth -- Onan also -- in the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 38:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23and Judah saith, `Let her take to herself, lest we become despised; lo, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.'

    24And it cometh to pass about three months `after', that it is declared to Judah, saying, `Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath committed fornication; and also, lo, she hath conceived by fornication:' and Judah saith, `Bring her out -- and she is burnt.'

  • 1 Chr 2:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3Sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, three have been born to him of a daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, first-born of Judah, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him to death.

    4And Tamar his daughter-in-law hath borne to him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah `are' five.

  • Mark 12:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19`Teacher, Moses wrote to us, that if any one's brother may die, and may leave a wife, and may leave no children, that his brother may take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.

    20`There were then seven brothers, and the first took a wife, and dying, he left no seed;

  • Luke 20:28
    71%

    28saying, `Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother may die, having a wife, and he may die childless -- that his brother may take the wife, and may raise up seed to his brother.

  • Gen 38:19
    71%

    19and she riseth, and goeth, and turneth aside her vail from off her, and putteth on the garments of her widowhood.

  • Lev 20:21
    71%

    21`And a man who taketh his brother's wife -- it `is' impurity; the nakedness of his brother he hath uncovered; childless they are.

  • Ruth 4:12
    71%

    12and let thy house be as the house of Pharez (whom Tamar bare to Judah), of the seed which Jehovah doth give to thee of this young woman.'

  • Lev 18:16
    71%

    16`The nakedness of thy brother's wife thou dost not uncover; it `is' thy brother's nakedness.

  • Gen 38:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26And Judah discerneth and saith, `She hath been more righteous than I, because that I did not give her to Shelah my son;' and he hath not added to know her again.

    27And it cometh to pass in the time of her bearing, that lo, twins `are' in her womb;

  • Matt 22:24-25
    2 verses
    71%

    24`Teacher, Moses said, If any one may die not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and shall raise up seed to his brother.

    25`And there were with us seven brothers, and the first having married did die, and not having seed, he left his wife to his brother;

  • Gen 19:34
    69%

    34And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the first-born saith unto the younger, `Lo, I have lain yesterday-night with my father: we cause him to drink wine also to-night, and go thou in, lie with him, and we preserve from our father -- a seed.'

  • Matt 1:2
    69%

    2Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,

  • Gen 38:13
    68%

    13And it is declared to Tamar, saying, `Lo, thy husband's father is going up to Timnath to shear his flock;'

  • Gen 28:2
    68%

    2rise, go to Padan-Aram, to the house of Bethuel, thy mother's father, and take for thyself from thence a wife, of the daughters of Laban, thy mother's brother;

  • Lev 18:14
    68%

    14`The nakedness of thy father's brother thou dost not uncover; unto his wife thou dost not draw near; she `is' thine aunt.

  • Deut 25:9
    68%

    9`Then hath his brother's wife drawn nigh unto him, before the eyes of the elders, and drawn his shoe from off his foot, and spat in his face, and answered and said, Thus it is done to the man who doth not build up the house of his brother;