Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 3045 [e] וַיֵּ֣דַע way-yê-ḏa‘ And knew Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 209 [e] אוֹנָ֔ן ’ō-w-nān Onan N-proper-ms 3588 [e] כִּ֛י kî that Conj 3808 [e] לֹּ֥א lō not Adv-NegPrt [e] ל֖וֹ lōw to him Prep-l | 3ms 1961 [e] יִהְיֶ֣ה yih-yeh would belong V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 2233 [e] הַזָּ֑רַע haz-zā-ra‘ the seed Art | N-ms 1961 [e] וְהָיָ֞ה wə-hā-yāh and it came to pass Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms 518 [e] אִם־ ’im- when Conj 935 [e] בָּ֨א bā he went in V-Qal-Perf-3ms 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- to Prep 802 [e] אֵ֤שֶׁת ’ê-šeṯ the wife N-fsc 251 [e] אָחִיו֙ ’ā-ḥîw of his brother N-msc | 3ms 7843 [e] וְשִׁחֵ֣ת wə-ši-ḥêṯ that he destroyed it Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms 776 [e] אַ֔רְצָה ’ar-ṣāh on the earth N-fs | 3fs 1115 [e] לְבִלְתִּ֥י lə-ḇil-tî so that he would not Prep-l 5414 [e] נְתָן־ nə-ṯān- give V-Qal-Inf 2233 [e] זֶ֖רַע ze-ra‘ seed N-ms 251 [e] לְאָחִֽיו׃ lə-’ā-ḥîw to his brother Prep-l | N-msc | 3ms

Berean Study Bible
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.

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;

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. 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 Biblia Paralela • Genesis 38:9 Chinese Bible • Genesis 38:9 French Bible • Genesis 38:9 German Bible

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