^{2 Ref} Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her, and went in to her.

^{3 Ref} She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er.

^{4 Ref} She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.

^{5 Ref} She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.

^{6 Ref} Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

^{7 Ref} Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh. Yahweh killed him.

^{8 Ref} Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her, and raise up seed to your brother."

^{9 Ref} Onan knew that the seed wouldn't be his; and it happened, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother.

^{10 Ref} The thing which he did was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he killed him also.