Genesis 38:9
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וַיֵּדַעvaiyeda'and he knewH3045אוֹנָן'onanOnanH209כִּיkithatH3588לֹּאlo'notH3808לוֹloto <the> himיִהְיֶהyihyehit will belongH1961הַזָּרַעhazara'the offspringH2233וְהָיָהvehayahand it wasH1961אִם־'im-ifH518בָּאba'he wentH935אֶל־'el-intoH413אֵשֶׁת'eshet[the] wife ofH802אָחִיו'achivbrother hisH251וְשִׁחֵתveshichetand he spoiledH7843אַרְצָה'artzah[the] ground towardsH776לְבִלְתִּיleviltito notH1115נְתָן־neton-to giveH5414זֶרַעzera'offspringH2233לְאָחִיו׃le'achivto brother hisH251
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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