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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
וירע בעיני יהוה אשר עשה וימת גם אתו
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyr` b`yny yhvh ASHr `SHh vymt gm Atv

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et idcirco percussit eum Dominus quod rem detestabilem faceret

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: why he slew him also.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: therefore he slew him also.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.
New King James Version   
And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He killed him also.
21st Century King James Version   
And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He slew him also.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and he slew him also.
Darby Bible Translation   
And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And therefore the Lord slew him, be- cause he did a detestable thing.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of the LORD: and he slew him also.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And what he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, and he put him to death also.
God's Word   
What Onan did angered the LORD so much that the LORD took away Onan's life too.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
What he did was evil in the LORD's sight, so He put him to death also.
International Standard Version   
The LORD considered what Onan was doing to be evil, so he put him to death, too.
NET Bible   
What he did was evil in the LORD's sight, so the LORD killed him too.
New American Standard Bible   
But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the LORD; so He took his life also.
New International Version   
What he did was wicked in the LORD's sight; so the LORD put him to death also.
New Living Translation   
But the LORD considered it evil for Onan to deny a child to his dead brother. So the LORD took Onan's life, too.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
The World English Bible   
The thing which he did was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he killed him also.
EasyEnglish Bible   
What Onan did was bad, and the Lord was not pleased with him. So the Lord caused Onan to die too.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and that which he hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him also to death.
New Life Version   
What he did was sinful in the eyes of the Lord. So the Lord took his life also.
The Voice Bible   
Onan’s selfish behavior was as wretched as his brother’s to the eyes of the Eternal One; so the Eternal ended Onan’s life like his brother.
Living Bible   
So far as the Lord was concerned, it was very wrong of him to deny a child to his deceased brother, so he killed him, too.
New Catholic Bible   
This greatly displeased the Lord, and the Lord caused him to die, too.
Legacy Standard Bible   
But what he did was displeasing in the sight of Yahweh; so He put him to death also.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And the thing which he did displeased the LORD, and he slew him also.
Christian Standard Bible   
What he did was evil in the Lord’s sight, so he put him to death also.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He slew him also.
New Century Version   
The Lord was displeased by this wicked thing Onan had done, so the Lord killed Onan also.
The Message   
So Judah told Onan, “Go and sleep with your brother’s widow; it’s the duty of a brother-in-law to keep your brother’s line alive.” But Onan knew that the child wouldn’t be his, so whenever he slept with his brother’s widow he spilled his semen on the ground so he wouldn’t produce a child for his brother. God was much offended by what he did and also took his life.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
But the thing that he did was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord killed him also.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
What he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
Good News Translation®   
What he did displeased the Lord, and the Lord killed him also.
Wycliffe Bible   
and therefore the Lord smote him (and so the Lord struck him down), for he did (an) abominable thing.
Contemporary English Version   
The Lord wasn't pleased with Onan and took his life too.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him also.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
What he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
What he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
Common English Bible © 2011   
The Lord considered what he did as wrong and put him to death too.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; therefore He killed him also [in judgment].
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And what he did was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
What he did greatly offended the Lord, and the Lord took his life too.
New American Standard Bible   
But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; so He took his life also.
The Expanded Bible   
·The Lord was displeased by this wicked thing Onan had done [L What he did was evil in the eyes/sight of the Lord], so he killed Onan also.
Tree of Life Version   
What he did was evil in Adonai’s eyes, so He put him to death also.
Revised Standard Version   
And what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him also.
New International Reader's Version   
What he did was evil in the Lord’s eyes. So the Lord put him to death also.
BRG Bible   
And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.
Complete Jewish Bible   
What he did was evil from Adonai’s perspective, so he killed him too.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
What he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And the thing which he did was rah in the eyes of Hashem; therefore He slaughtered him also.
Names of God Bible   
What Onan did angered Yahweh so much that Yahweh took away Onan’s life too.
Modern English Version   
What he did displeased the Lord; therefore He killed him also.
Easy-to-Read Version   
This made the Lord angry. So he killed Onan also.
International Children’s Bible   
The Lord was displeased by this wicked thing Onan had done. So the Lord killed Onan also.
Lexham English Bible   
And what he did was evil in the sight of Yahweh, so he killed him also.
New International Version - UK   
What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death also.