| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | Onan | אֹונָ֔ן | o·v·nan, | 209 | "vigorous," a son of Judah | from the same as on |
| knew | וַיֵּ֣דַע | vai·ye·da | 3045 | to know | a prim. root |
| that the offspring | הַזָּ֑רַע | haz·za·ra; | 2233 | a sowing, seed, offspring | from zara |
| would not be his; so when | אִם־ | im- | 518 | if | a prim. conjunction |
| he went | בָּ֨א | ba | 935 | to come in, come, go in, go | a prim. root |
| in to his brother's | אָחִיו֙ | a·chiv | 251 | a brother | from an unused word |
| wife, | אֵ֤שֶׁת | e·shet | 802 | woman, wife, female | from an unused word |
| he wasted | וְשִׁחֵ֣ת | ve·shi·chet | 7843 | perhaps to go to ruin | a prim. root |
| his seed on the ground | אַ֔רְצָה | ar·tzah, | 776 | earth, land | a prim. root |
| in order not to give | נְתָן־ | ne·tan- | 5414 | to give, put, set | a prim. root |
| offspring | זֶ֖רַע | ze·ra | 2233 | a sowing, seed, offspring | from zara |
| to his brother. | לְאָחִֽיו׃ | le·'a·chiv. | 251 | a brother | from an unused word |
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KJV Lexicon
And Onan
'Ownan (o-nawn')
strong; Onan, a son of Judah -- Onan.
knew
yada` (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
that the seed
zera` (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
should not be his and it came to pass when
'im (eem)
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrog., whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when;
he went in
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
unto his brother's
'ach (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
wife
'ishshah (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
that he spilled
shachath (shaw-khath')
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r).
it on the ground
'erets (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
lest
biltiy (bil-tee')
a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.
that he should give
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
seed
zera` (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
to his brother
'ach (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. | New American Standard (©1995)
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. American King James Version
And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to 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. Darby Bible Translation
But when Onan knew that the seed should not be his own, it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, in order to give no seed to his brother. English Revised Version
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 he should give seed to his brother. Webster's Bible Translation
And Onan knew that the seed would not be his: and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he frustrated the purpose, lest he should give seed to his brother. World English Bible
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. 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; Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
ille sciens non sibi nasci filios introiens ad uxorem fratris sui semen fundebat in terram ne liberi fratris nomine nascerentur
Brother Brother's Destroyed Frustrated Ground Knoweth Lay Lest Offspring Onan Order Pass Producing Purpose Reckoned Seed Seeing Semen Spilled Wasted Whenever Wife Wouldn't
Brother's Destroyed Earth Frustrated Ground Offspring Onan Order Purpose Reckoned Seed Semen Spilled Wasted Whenever Wife Wouldn't
Brother's Destroyed Earth Frustrated Ground Offspring Onan Order Purpose Reckoned Seed Semen Spilled Wasted Whenever Wife Wouldn'tGenesis 38:9 Multilingual Bible Genèse 38:9 French Génesis 38:9 Biblia Paralela 創 世 記 38:9 Chinese Bible | |
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