Genesis 38:9

American Standard Version (1901)

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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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 25:6 : 6 And it shall be, that the first-born that she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother that is dead, that his name be not blotted out of Israel.
  • Ruth 1:11 : 11 And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
  • Ruth 4:10 : 10 Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
  • Job 5:2 : 2 For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
  • Prov 27:4 : 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
  • Jas 3:14 : 14 But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.
  • Jas 3:16 : 16 For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 38:7-8
    2 verses
    87%

    7And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah slew him.

    8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

  • Gen 38:10-11
    2 verses
    80%

    10And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and he slew him also.

    11Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

  • Gen 38:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.

    4And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

  • Lev 20:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

    21And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

  • Deut 25:5-7
    3 verses
    72%

    5If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her.

    6And it shall be, that the first-born that she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother that is dead, that his name be not blotted out of Israel.

    7And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband's brother unto me.

  • Num 26:19
    72%

    19The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 19:31-35
    5 verses
    70%

    31And the first-born said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:

    32come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

    33And they made their father drink wine that night: and the first-born went in, and lay with her father; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

    34And it came to pass on the morrow, that the first-born said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

    35And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

  • Lev 18:16
    70%

    16Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.

  • Gen 38:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.

    16And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee: for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?

  • 1 Chr 2:3
    70%

    3The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and he slew him.

  • Mark 12:19-21
    3 verses
    70%

    19Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave a wife behind him, and leave no child, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

    20There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed;

    21and the second took her, and died, leaving no seed behind him; and the third likewise:

  • Lev 15:16
    70%

    16And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.

  • Deut 25:9
    70%

    9then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother's house.

  • Matt 22:25
    69%

    25Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first married and deceased, and having no seed left his wife unto his brother;

  • Gen 38:23-24
    2 verses
    68%

    23And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

    24And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

  • Gen 38:26
    68%

    26And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous than I, forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

  • Deut 28:30
    68%

    30Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not use the fruit thereof.

  • Num 5:13
    68%

    13and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, and she be not taken in the act;

  • Deut 22:9
    67%

    9Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest the whole fruit be forfeited, the seed which thou hast sown, and the increase of the vineyard.

  • Luke 20:28-29
    2 verses
    67%

    28and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. [

    29There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;

  • Lev 18:14
    67%

    14Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

  • Deut 22:30
    67%

    30A man shall not take his father's wife, and shall not uncover his father's skirt.

  • Num 27:9-10
    2 verses
    67%

    9And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.

    10And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren.

  • 2 Sam 14:7
    67%

    7And, behold, the whole family is risen against thy handmaid, and they say, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and so destroy the heir also. Thus will they quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth.

  • Gen 38:18
    66%

    18And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

  • Num 5:28
    66%

    28And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.

  • Ezek 18:11
    66%

    11and that doeth not any of those [duties], but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife,