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Genesis 38:10

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And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.
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  1. Genesis 46:12Rank 1 from verse 10
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    12¶ And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

  2. Numbers 11:1Rank 2 from verse 10
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    1AND when the people complained, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.

  3. 1 Chronicles 21:7Rank 3 from verse 10
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    7And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.

  4. Numbers 26:19Rank 4 from verse 10
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    19¶ The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

  5. Proverbs 14:32Rank 5 from verse 10
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    32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

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Genesis 38:10

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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displeased

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of displease, meaning to give offense, cause displeasure, or make angry.

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wherefore

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1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.

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9And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.

10And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.

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11Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.

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