New International Version (NIV):
Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to raise up offspring for your brother.”
New Living Translation (NLT):
Then Judah said to Er’s brother Onan, “Go and marry Tamar, as our law requires of the brother of a man who has died. You must produce an heir for your brother.”
English Standard Version (ESV):
Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB):
Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.”
King James Bible (KJV):
And Judah said unto Onan, “Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.”
New King James Version (NKJV):
Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife and marry her, and raise up an heir to your brother.”
New American Standard Bible (NASB):
Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”
Amplified Bible (AMP):
Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s widow and perform your duty as her brother-in-law; [be her husband] and raise children for your brother.”
Christian Standard Bible (CSB):
Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and produce offspring for your brother.”
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB):
Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and produce offspring for your brother.”
Contemporary English Version (CEV):
After Judah ordered him to marry Tamar, Onan knew that the child would not be his own. So whenever he had sex with Tamar, he made sure that she would not get pregnant.
Good News Translation (GNT):
Then Judah told Onan to marry Tamar and have a child by her for his brother.
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated (Peshitta):
Then Yehuda said to Onan, “Go in to the wife of your brother, and marry her, and raise up seed to your brother.”
American Standard Version (ASV):
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Darby Bible Translation (DBT):
And Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Douay-Rheims Bible (DRB):
And Juda said to Onan his son: Go in to thy brother’s wife and marry her, that thou mayst raise seed to thy brother.
English Revised Version (ERV):
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
GOD’S WORD® Translation (GW):
Then Judah said to Onan, “Have sex with your brother’s wife. Fulfill your obligation to her as her brother-in-law so that your brother may have descendants.”
The Scriptures (ISR 1998):
And Yehud?h said to ?n?n, “Go in to your brother’s wife and marry her, and raise up an offspring to your brother.”
International Standard Version (ISV):
Then Judah instructed Onan, “Go ahead! Have sex with your brother’s wife, but fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her as well, and raise up offspring for your brother.”
King James Bible: Purple Letter Edition (KJV Purple Letter):
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
NET Bible (NET):
Then Judah said to Onan, “Have sexual relations with your brother’s wife and then fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her so that you may raise up a descendant for your brother.”
New Heart English Bible (NHEB):
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.”
Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB):
And Yehudah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy achot’s wife, and be a yavam (husband’s brother) to her, and raise up offspring to thy brother.
World English Bible (WEB):
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.”
Webster Bible Translation (WBT):
And Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Wycliffe’s Bible (WYC):
And Judah said to Onan, Enter thou to the wife of thy brother, and wed her, that thou beget seed to thy brother.
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT):
And Judah saith to Onan, “Go in unto the wife of thy brother, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.”
JPS Tanakh 1917 (JPS 1917):
And Judah said unto Onan: ‘Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.’
King James 2000 (KJ2):
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto your brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up offspring to your brother.
American King James Version (AKJV):
And Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to your brother.
NASB 1995 + Strong’s (NAS):
Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”
See also: Genesis 38