3045 [e]   9 way·yê·ḏa‘   9 וַיֵּ֣דַע    9 But knew   9 Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑ConsecImperf‑3ms   9

209 [e] ’ō·w·nān, אוֹנָ֔ן Onan N‑proper‑ms

3588 [e] kî כִּ֛י that Conj

3808 [e] lō לֹּ֥א‪‬ not Adv‑NegPrt

lōw ל֖וֹ his Prep | 3ms

1961 [e] yih·yeh יִהְיֶ֣ה would be V‑Qal‑Imperf‑3ms

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2233 [e] haz·zā·ra‘; הַזָּ֑רַע the heir Art | N‑ms

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1961 [e] wə·hā·yāh וְהָיָ֞ה and it came to pass Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑ConjPerf‑3ms

518 [e] ’im- אִם־ when Conj

935 [e] bā בָּ֨א he went in V‑Qal‑Perf‑3ms

413 [e] ’el- אֶל־ to Prep

802 [e] ’ê·šeṯ אֵ֤שֶׁת the wife N‑fsc

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251 [e] ’ā·ḥîw אָחִיו֙ of his brother N‑msc | 3ms

7843 [e] wə·ši·ḥêṯ וְשִׁחֵ֣ת that he emitted Conj‑w | V‑Piel‑ConjPerf‑3ms

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776 [e] ’ar·ṣāh, אַ֔רְצָה on the ground N‑fs | 3fs

1115 [e] lə·ḇil·tî לְבִלְתִּ֥י lest Prep‑l

5414 [e] nə·ṯān- נְתָן־ he should give V‑Qal‑Inf

2233 [e] ze·ra‘ זֶ֖רַע an heir N‑ms

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251 [e] lə·’ā·ḥîw. לְאָחִֽיו׃ to his brother Prep‑l | N‑msc | 3ms

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his , so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he released his semen on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.

New American Standard Bible
Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so when he went in to his brother's wife, he wasted his seed on the ground in order not to give offspring to his brother.

King James Bible
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 that he should give seed to his brother. International Standard Version
But Onan knew that the offspring wouldn't be his own heir, so whenever he had sexual relations with his brother's wife, he would spill his semen on the ground to avoid fathering offspring for his brother.

American Standard Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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;Genesis 38:9 • Genesis 38:9 NIV • Genesis 38:9 NLT • Genesis 38:9 ESV • Genesis 38:9 NASB • Genesis 38:9 KJV • Genesis 38:9 Commentaries • 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

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