Genesis 38:4

4 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and named him Onan.

Genesis 38:4 in Other Translations

4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

4 She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.

4 Then she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son, and she named him Onan.

4 She got pregnant again and had a son named Onan.

4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

4 She became pregnant again and gave birth to another son, whom she named Onan.

4 She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and named him Onan.

4 She became pregnant again and had another son. She named him Onan.

Genesis 38:4 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 38:4

And she conceived again, and bare a son
As soon as she well could: and she called his name Onan;
the first son Judah gave the name to, but his wife named this, so called from grief or sorrow; the reason of it, according to the above Targum, was,

``because his father would mourn for him;''

he was a Benoni, see ( Genesis 35:18 ) , whose sin and immature death caused sorrow.

Genesis 38:4 In-Context

2 There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. He married her and made love to her;

3 she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, who was named Er.

4 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and named him Onan.

5 She gave birth to still another son and named him Shelah. It was at Kezib that she gave birth to him.

6 Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

Cross References

• 1. ver 8,9; Genesis 46:12; Numbers 26:19