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 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; 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 But Onanאוֹנָ֔ן (’ō·w·nān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 209: Onan -- 'vigorous', a son of Judah knew וַיֵּ֣דַע (way·yê·ḏa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know that כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the offspring הַזָּ֑רַע (haz·zā·ra‘) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity would not לֹּ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no belong יִהְיֶ֣ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be to him; ל֖וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew so whenever אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not he would sleep with בָּ֨א (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go his brother’s אָחִיו֙ (’ā·ḥîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) wife, אֵ֤שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female he would spill his seed וְשִׁחֵ֣ת (wə·ši·ḥêṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin on the ground אַ֔רְצָה (’ar·ṣāh) Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land so that he would not לְבִלְתִּ֥י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until produce נְתָן־ (nə·ṯān-) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5414: To give, put, set offspring זֶ֖רַע (ze·ra‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity for his brother. לְאָחִֽיו׃ (lə·’ā·ḥîw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) |
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