Genesis 38:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 38:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֵּ֣דַע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אוֹנָ֔ן
ʼÔwnân
H209
Onan
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹּ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
ל֖וֹ
יִהְיֶ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַזָּ֑רַע
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
וְהָיָ֞ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
בָּ֨א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֵ֤שֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אָחִיו֙
ʼâch
H251
brother
וְשִׁחֵ֣ת
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
אַ֔רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
לְבִלְתִּ֥י
biltîy
H1115
except
נְתָן
nâthan
H5414
to give
זֶ֖רַע
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
לְאָחִֽיו
ʼâch
H251
brother
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
However, Onan knew that the offspring would not be his, so it happened when he went to the wife of his brother, then he spilled on the ground so that he would not give offspring to his brother.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).