unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/38/08.md

# Onan

This is the name of one of Judah's sons. See how you translated this name in [Genesis 38:4](../38/04.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Go in to your brother's wife ... he went in to

This is a euphemism. Alternate translation: "Have sexual relations with your brother's wife ... he had sexual relations with" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

# Do the duty of a brother-in-law to her

This refers to a custom that when the oldest brother dies before he and his wife have a son, the next oldest brother would marry and have sexual relations with the widow. When the widow gave birth to the first son, that son was considered the son of the oldest brother and he would receive the oldest brother's inheritance.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Onan`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
fix all singlr verse links 2018-02-17 03:20:53 +00:00			`This is the name of one of Judah's sons. See how you translated this name in [Genesis 38:4](../38/04.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
Changes from Trainer 2018-01-12 18:34:04 +00:00			`# Go in to your brother's wife ... he went in to`

Complete AT: replacements 2018-02-16 00:16:35 +00:00			`This is a euphemism. Alternate translation: "Have sexual relations with your brother's wife ... he had sexual relations with" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])`
Changes from Trainer 2018-01-12 18:34:04 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Do the duty of a brother-in-law to her`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This refers to a custom that when the oldest brother dies before he and his wife have a son, the next oldest brother would marry and have sexual relations with the widow. When the widow gave birth to the first son, that son was considered the son of the oldest brother and he would receive the oldest brother's inheritance.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00