Genesis 38:8
“And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Onan knew that the seed should not be his,.... Should not be called a son of his, but a son of his brother Er; this…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 38:1-30
- The Family of Judah 1. עדלם ‛ǎdûllâm, ‘Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh Chirah, “nobility?” 2. שׁוּע…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 38:1-11
Here is, 1. Judah's foolish friendship with a Canaanite-man. He went down from his brethren, and withdrew for a time…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
perform The first instance of the "levirate" (Lat. lêvir, "brother-in-law") law which made it obligatory for a surviving…
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