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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.

  6. 2 Samuel 11:27Rank 6 from verse 10
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    27And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.

  7. Haggai 1:13Rank 7 from verse 10
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    13Then spake Haggai the Lord’s messenger in the Lord’s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the Lord.

  8. Jeremiah 44:4Rank 8 from verse 10
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    4Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.

  9. Proverbs 24:18Rank 9 from verse 10
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    18Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

  10. Numbers 22:34Rank 10 from verse 10
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    34And Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.

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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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38:1AND it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

38:2And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

38:3And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.

38:4And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

38:5And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

38:6And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.

38:7And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.

38:8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

38:9And 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.

38:10And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.

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38:11Then 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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