Genesis 38:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.”
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“What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and he slew him also.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and that which he hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him also to death.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 38:10 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 46:12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
- Numbers 11:1Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.
- Numbers 22:34“I have sinned,” Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “for I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me. And now, if this is displeasing in your sight, I will go back home.”
- Numbers 26:19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.
- 1 Samuel 2:25If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.
- 2 Samuel 11:27And when the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the LORD.
- 1 Kings 17:20Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?”
- 1 Chronicles 2:3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.
- 1 Chronicles 21:7This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
- Proverbs 24:18or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.
- Jeremiah 44:4Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’
- Haggai 1:13Haggai, the messenger of the LORD, delivered the message of the LORD to the people: “I am with you,” declares the LORD.
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