^{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.