Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 38:9 Interlinear

knew And Onan seed should not be his and it came to pass when he went in wife to his brother that he spilled it on the ground lest that he should give seed to his brother

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֵּ֣דַעH3045knewto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
2אוֹנָ֔ןH209And Onanonan, a son of judah
3כִּ֛יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
4לֹּ֥אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
5ל֖וֹH0
6יִֽהְיֶ֣הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
7זֶ֖רַעH2233seedseed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
8וְהָיָ֞הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
9אִםH518should not be his and it came to pass whenused very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
10בָּ֨אH935he went into go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
11אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
12אֵ֤שֶׁתH802wifea woman
13לְאָחִֽיו׃H251to his brothera brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
14וְשִׁחֵ֣תH7843that he spilledto decay, i.e., (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
15אַ֔רְצָהH776it on the groundthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
16לְבִלְתִּ֥יH1115lestproperly, a failure of, i.e., (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because n
17נְתָןH5414that he should giveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
18זֶ֖רַעH2233seedseed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
19לְאָחִֽיו׃H251to his brothera brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])

Verse Context

Genesis 38:8said And Judah unto Onan Go in wife...
Genesis 38:9 (current)knew And Onan seed should not be his and it came to pass when he went in wife to his brother that he spilled it on the ground lest that he should give seed to his brother
Genesis 38:10 the LORD And the thing which he did wherefore he slew...

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