Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut 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 Translationand 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 BibleBut 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 BibleOnan 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 BibleAnd 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. Links 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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