Parallel GEN 38:9

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OEB But Onan knew that the child would not be his; so whenever he lay with his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground, in order not to raise up offspring for his brother.

WEBBE Onan knew that the offspring wouldn’t be his; and when he went in to his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground, lest he should give offspring to his brother.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But Onan knew that the child would not be considered his. So whenever he had sexual relations with his brother’s wife, he withdrew prematurely so as not to give his brother a descendant.

LSV and Onan knows that the seed is not [reckoned] his; and it has come to pass, if he has gone in to his brother’s wife, that he has destroyed [it] to the earth, so as not to give seed to his brother;

FBV Onan realized that any children he had wouldn't be his own, so whenever he slept with his brother's wife he made sure she wouldn't become pregnant by withdrawing and spilling his semen on the ground. In this way he prevented any children being born on behalf of his brother.

T4T But Onan knew if he did that, any children who would be born would not be considered to be his. So every time he had sex [EUP] with his brother’s widow, he spilled his semen on the ground, so that she would not get pregnant and produce children for his older brother.

LEB But Onan knew that the offspring would not be for him, so whenever he went in to the wife of his brother he would waste it on the ground[fn] so as not to give offspring to his brother.

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BBE But Onan, seeing that the offspring would not be his, went in to his brother's wife, but let his seed go on to the earth, so that he might not get offspring for his brother.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA He knowing that the children should not be his, when he went in to his brother’s wife, spilled his seed upon the ground, lest children should be born in his brother’s name.

YLT 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;

Drby 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.

RV 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to passe when hee went in vnto his brothers wife, that hee spilled it on the ground, least that hee should giue seed to his brother.
   (And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass when he went in unto his brothers wife, that he spilled it on the ground, least that he should give seed to his brother.)

Bshps And when Onan perceaued that the seede shoulde not be his, therfore when he wet in to his brothers wyfe, he spylled it on the grounde, & gaue not seede vnto his brother.
   (And when Onan perceived that the seed should not be his, therefore when he wet in to his brothers wife, he spylled it on the ground, and gave not seed unto his brother.)

Gnva And Onan knewe that the seede should not be his: therefore when he went in vnto his brothers wife, he spilled it on the grounde, least he should giue seede vnto his brother.
   (And Onan knew that the seed should not be his: therefore when he went in unto his brothers wife, he spilled it on the ground, least he should give seed unto his brother. )

Cvdl But when Onan knewe that the sede shulde not be his owne, whan he laye with his brothers wife, he let it fall vpon the earth and destroyed it, yt he shulde not geue sede vnto his brother.
   (But when Onan knew that the seed should not be his own, when he lay with his brothers wife, he let it fall upon the earth and destroyed it, it he should not give seed unto his brother.)

Wycl And he wiste that sones schulden not be borun to him, `and he entride to the wijf of his brother, and schedde seed in to the erthe, lest the fre children schulden be borun bi the name of the brother;
   (And he wiste that sons should not be born to him, `and he entered to the wife of his brother, and schedde seed in to the earth, lest the free children should be born by the name of the brother;)

Luth Aber da Onan wußte, daß der Same nicht sein eigen sein sollte, wenn er sich zu seines Bruders Weib legte, ließ er‘s auf die Erde fallen und verderbete es, auf daß er seinem Bruder nicht Samen gäbe.
   (But there Onan wußte, that the/of_the Same not his eigen his sollte, when he itself/yourself/themselves to his brothers woman legte, left/let er‘s on the earth fallen and verderbete es, on that he his brother not seed/seeds gäbe.)

ClVg Ille sciens non sibi nasci filios, introiens ad uxorem fratris sui, semen fundebat in terram, ne liberi fratris nomine nascerentur.
   (Ille sciens not/no sibi nasci filios, introiens to wife fratris sui, seed fundebat in the_earth/land, not liberi fratris nomine nascerentur. )