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Genesis 38:9
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 38:9
Contemporary English Version
9 Onan knew the child would not be his,[a] and when he had sex with Tamar, he made sure that she would not get pregnant.
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- 38.9 the child … not be his: When Judah died, Onan would get his dead brother's share of the inheritance, but if his dead brother had a son, the inheritance would go to him instead.
Genesis 38:9
New International Version
Genesis 38:9
New International Version
9 But Onan knew that the child would not be his; so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to keep from providing offspring for his brother.
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