Genesis 38:8

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Then Judah said to Onan, “Go sleep with your brother’s widow. Do your duty for her as a brother-in-law, and produce a descendant for your brother.”

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But Naomi said, “Go back, my daughters. Why should you go with me? Do I have any more sons in my womb who could be your husbands?

Never have sexual intercourse with your sister-in-law. She is your brother’s wife.

The older daughter said to the younger one, “Our father is old. No men are here. We can’t get married as other people do.