Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 3045 [e] וַיֵּ֣דַע way-yê-ḏa‘ But knew Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 209 [e] אוֹנָ֔ן ’ō-w-nān, Onan N-proper-ms 3588 [e] כִּ֛י kî that Conj 3808 [e] לֹּ֥א‪‬ lō not Adv-NegPrt   ל֖וֹ lōw his Prep | 3ms 1961 [e] יִהְיֶ֣ה yih-yeh would be V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 2233 [e] הַזָּ֑רַע haz-zā-ra‘; the heir Art | N-ms 1961 [e] וְהָיָ֞ה wə-hā-yāh and it came to pass Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms 518 [e] אִם־ ’im- when Conj 935 [e] בָּ֨א bā he went in V-Qal-Perf-3ms 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- to Prep 802 [e] אֵ֤שֶׁת ’ê-šeṯ the wife N-fsc 251 [e] אָחִיו֙ ’ā-ḥîw of his brother N-msc | 3ms 7843 [e] וְשִׁחֵ֣ת wə-ši-ḥêṯ that he emitted Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms 776 [e] אַ֔רְצָה ’ar-ṣāh, on the ground N-fs | 3fs 1115 [e] לְבִלְתִּ֥י lə-ḇil-tî lest Prep-l 5414 [e] נְתָן־ nə-ṯān- he should give V-Qal-Inf 2233 [e] זֶ֖רַע ze-ra‘ an heir N-ms 251 [e] לְאָחִֽיו׃ lə-’ā-ḥîw. to his brother Prep-l | N-msc | 3ms

New American Standard Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his, so whenever he slept with his brother's wife, he released his semen on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.

he is.

Deuteronomy 25:6 And it shall be, that the firstborn which she bears shall succeed …

Ruth 1:11 And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will you go with me? …

Ruth 4:10 Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased …

lest that.

Job 5:2 For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the silly one.

Proverbs 27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

Titus 3:3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, …

James 3:14,16 But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, …

James 4:5 Do you think that the scripture said in vain, The spirit that dwells …

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