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- Onan - See how you translated this name in en:bible:notes:gen:38:03.
- Do the duty of a brother-in-law to her - 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 sex 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.
- Yahweh killed him also - "So Yahweh killed him also"