Cross References He knowing that the children should not be his, when he went in to his brother's wife, he spilled his seed upon the ground, lest children should be born in his brother's name. Deuteronomy 25:6 And the first son he shall have of her he shall call by his name, that his name be not abolished out of Israel. Genesis 38:10 And therefore the Lord slew him, because he did a detestable thing: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He knowing that the children should not be his, when he went in to his brother's wife, he spilled his seed upon the ground, lest children should be born in his brother's name. he is. Deuteronomy 25:6 And the first son he shall have of her he shall call by his name, that his name be not abolished out of Israel. Ruth 1:11 But she answered them: Return, my daughters: why come ye with me? have I any more sons in my womb, that you may hope for husbands of me? Ruth 4:10 And have taken to wife Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of Mahalon, to raise up the name of the deceased in his inheritance lest his name be cut off, from among his family and his brethren and his people. You, I say, are witnesses of this thing. lest that. Job 5:2 Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one. Proverbs 27:4 Anger hath no mercy: nor fury, when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked? Titus 3:3 For we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring, slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. James 3:14,16 But if you have bitter zeal, and there be contention in your hearts: glory not and be not liars against the truth. . . . James 4:5 Or do you think that the scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you? Context Judah and Tamar…8Juda, therefore, said to Onan his son: Go in to thy brother's wife and marry her, that thou mayst raise seed to thy brother. 9He knowing that the children should not be his, when he went in to his brother's wife, he spilled his seed upon the ground, lest children should be born in his brother's name.10And therefore the Lord slew him, because he did a detestable thing:… Lexicon But Onanאוֹנָ֔ן (’ō·w·nān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 209: Onan -- 'vigorous', a son of Judah knew וַיֵּ֣דַע (way·yê·ḏa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know that כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction the offspring הַזָּ֑רַע (haz·zā·ra‘) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity would not לֹּ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no belong יִהְיֶ֣ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be to him; ל֖וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew so whenever אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not he would sleep with בָּ֨א (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go his brother’s אָחִיו֙ (’ā·ḥîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, ) wife, אֵ֤שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female he would spill his seed וְשִׁחֵ֣ת (wə·ši·ḥêṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin on the ground אַ֔רְצָה (’ar·ṣāh) Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land so that he would not לְבִלְתִּ֥י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's Hebrew 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until produce נְתָן־ (nə·ṯān-) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set offspring זֶ֖רַע (ze·ra‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity for his brother. לְאָחִֽיו׃ (lə·’ā·ḥîw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, ) Additional Translations But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. And Onan knew that the seed would 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 he should give seed to his brother. And Aunan, knowing that the seed should not be his—it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it upon the ground, so that he should not give seed to his brother's wife. But when Onan knew that the seed should not be his own, it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] on the ground, in order to give no seed to his brother. And 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 he should give seed to his brother. And Onan knew that the seed would not be his: and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he frustrated the purpose, lest he should give seed to his brother. Onan knew that the seed wouldn't be his; and it happened, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother. and Onan knoweth that the seed is not reckoned his; and it hath come to pass, if he hath gone in unto his brother's wife, that he hath destroyed it to the earth, so as not to give seed to his brother; Jump to Previous Brother's Destroyed Earth Frustrated Ground Offspring Onan Order Purpose Reckoned Seed Semen Spilled Wasted Whenever Wife Wouldn'tJump to Next Brother's Destroyed Earth Frustrated Ground Offspring Onan Order Purpose Reckoned Seed Semen Spilled Wasted Whenever Wife Wouldn'tLinks Genesis 38:9 NIVGenesis 38:9 NLT Genesis 38:9 ESV Genesis 38:9 NASB Genesis 38:9 KJV Genesis 38:9 Bible Apps Genesis 38:9 Biblia Paralela Genesis 38:9 Chinese Bible Genesis 38:9 French Bible Genesis 38:9 German Bible Alphabetical: be brother brother's But for from give ground he his in keep knew lay not offspring on Onan order producing seed semen so spilled that the to wasted went when whenever wife with would OT Law: Genesis 38:9 Onan knew that the seed wouldn't be (Gen. 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