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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.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And Onan Onan Noun H209 אֹונָ֔ן o·v·nan,
Analysis:
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knew acknowledge Verb H3045 וַיֵּ֣דַע vai·ye·da
that the seed child Noun H2233 הַזָּ֑רַע haz·za·ra;
should not be his and it came to pass when lo Conjunction H518 אִם־ im-
he went in abide Verb H935 בָּ֨א ba
unto his brother's another Noun H251 אָחִיו֙ a·chiv
wife ess Noun H802 אֵ֤שֶׁת e·shet
that he spilled batter Verb H7843 וְשִׁחֵ֣ת ve·shi·chet
[it] on the ground common Noun H776 אַ֔רְצָה ar·tzah,
that he should give add Verb H5414 נְתָן־ ne·tan-
seed child Noun H2233 זֶ֖רַע ze·ra
to his brother another Noun H251 לְאָחִֽיו׃ le·'a·chiv.

People

Onan

|vigorous,| a son of Judah

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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.
Hebrew Greek English And Onan knew that the seed should offspring would not be his; and it came to pass, so when he went in unto to his brother's wife, that he spilled it wasted his seed on the ground, lest that he should ground in order not to give seed offspring to his brother.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Onan knew that the seed should offspring would not be his; and it came to pass, so when he went in unto to his brother's wife, that he spilled it wasted his seed on the ground, lest that he should ground in order not to give seed offspring to his brother.