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Genesis 38:9

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7And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.Select Genesis 38:7

8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.Select Genesis 38:8

9And 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.Select Genesis 38:9

10And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.Select Genesis 38:10

11Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.Select Genesis 38:11

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38:9 Onan knew that the seed wouldn’t be his; and when he went in to his brother’s wife, he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother.

ASV

38:9 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.

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