Genesis 38:10
10 What he did was wicked in the Lord's sight; so the Lord put him to death also.
Other Translations of Genesis 38:10
King James Version
10 And the thing which he did displeased
English Standard Version
10 And what he did was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
The Message
10 God was much offended by what he did and also took his life.
New King James Version
10 And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He killed him also.
New Living Translation
10 But the Lord considered it evil for Onan to deny a child to his dead brother. So the Lord took Onan's life, too.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 38:10
Chapter Contents
The profligate conduct of Judah and his family.
This chapter gives an account of Judah and his family, and such an account it is, that it seems a wonder that of all Jacob's sons, our Lord should spring out of Judah, John 8:41. What awful examples the Lord proclaims in his punishments, of his utter displeasure at sin! Let us seek grace from God to avoid every appearance of sin. And let that state of humbleness to which Jesus submitted, when he came to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself, in appointing such characters as those here recorded, to be his ancestors, endear the Redeemer to our hearts.