Genesis 38:9

Bishops' Bible (1568)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 25:6 : 6 And the eldest sonne whiche she beareth, shall succeede in the name of his brother whiche is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.
  • Ruth 1:11 : 11 And Naomi sayde, Turne againe my daughters: for what cause will you go with me? Are there any moe children in my wombe, to be your husbandes?
  • Ruth 4:10 : 10 And moreouer, Ruth the Moabite the wyfe of Mahalo, haue I purchased to be my wyfe, to stirre vp the name of the dead vpon his inheritaunce, & that the name of the dead be not put out fro among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
  • Job 5:2 : 2 As for the foolish ma, wrathfulnesse killeth him, and enuie slayeth the ignorant.
  • Prov 27:4 : 4 Wrath is a cruell thing, and furiousnesse is a very tempest: but who is able to abide enuie?
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we our selues also were some tyme foolyshe, disobedient, deceaued, seruyng diuers lustes & voluptuousnes, lyuyng in maliciousnesse and enuie, full of hate, hatyng one another.
  • Jas 3:14 : 14 But yf ye haue bitter enuiyng & strife in your hearte, glorie not, neither be lyers agaynst the trueth.
  • Jas 3:16 : 16 For where enuiyng and strife is, there is sedition & all maner of euyll workes.
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Either do ye thynke that the scripture sayth in vayne, the spirite that dwelleth in vs, lusteth after enuie?

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  • Gen 38:7-8
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    87%

    7And Er Iudas first borne sonne was wicked in the syght of the Lorde, and the Lorde slewe hym.

    8And Iudas sayde vnto Onan: Go in to thy brothers wyfe, and marrie her, that thou mayest stirre vp seede vnto thy brother.

  • Gen 38:10-11
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    80%

    10And the thyng which he dyd, displeased the Lorde: wherfore he slewe hym also.

    11Then sayde Iudas to Thamar his daughter in lawe: Remayne a wydowe at thy fathers house, tyll Selah my sonne be growen. (For he sayde, lest peraduenture he dye also as his brethren dyd.) And Thamar went & dwelt in her fathers house.

  • Gen 38:3-4
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    76%

    3And she conceaued, and bare a sonne, and called his name Er.

    4And she conceaued agayne, and bare a sonne, and called hym Onan.

  • Lev 20:20-21
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    73%

    20If a man lye with his vncles wyfe, and vncouer his vncles nakednesse, they shall beare their sinne, and shall dye chyldlesse.

    21If a man take his brothers wyfe, it is an vncleane thyng: he hath vncouered his brothers nakednesse, they shalbe chyldlesse.

  • Deut 25:5-7
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    5If brethren dwell together, and one of them dye, and haue no chylde, the wyfe of the dead shall not marry without vnto a straunger: but his kinsman shall go in vnto her, & take her to wife, and occupie the rowme of his kinsman.

    6And the eldest sonne whiche she beareth, shall succeede in the name of his brother whiche is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.

    7And if the man wyll not take his kinswoman, then let her go vp to the gate vnto the elders, and say: My kinsman refuseth to stirre vp vnto his brother a name in Israel, neither wyll he marry me.

  • Num 26:19
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    19The children of Iuda, Er and Onan, and Er and Onan dyed in the lande of Chanaan.

  • Gen 19:31-35
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    70%

    31And the elder said vnto the younger: our father is olde, and there is not a man in the earth to come in vnto vs after the maner of all the worlde.

    32Come, let vs geue our father wine to drynke, and lye with hym, that we may saue seede of our father.

    33And so they gaue their father wine to drinke that night: and the elder daughter went and lay with her father, and he perceaued it not neither when she laye downe, neyther when she rose vp.

    34And on the morowe the elder sayde vnto the younger: beholde, yesternight lay I with my father: let vs make hym drynke wyne this nyght also, & go thou and lye with hym, that thou mayest rayse vp seede of our father. And they made their father drynke wyne that nyght also.

    35And the younger arose, and laye with hym: & he perceaued it not, neither whe she lay downe, neither whe she rose vp.

  • Lev 18:16
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    16Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy brothers wife, for that is thy brothers nakednesse.

  • Gen 38:15-16
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    15When Iuda sawe her, he thought it had ben an harlot, because she had couered her face.

    16And he turned to her vnto the way, & sayde, Come I praye thee, let me lye with thee. (For he knewe not that it was his daughter in law.) And she answered: What wylt thou geue me for to lye with thee?

  • 1 Chr 2:3
    70%

    3The sonnes of Iuda: Er, Onan, and Sela: These three were borne vnto him of Bath Sua ye Chanaanitesse. And Er the eldest sonne of Iuda was euil in the sight of the Lorde, and he slue him.

  • Mark 12:19-21
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    19Maister, Moyses wrote vnto vs, yf any mans brother dye, and leaue his wyfe behynde hym, & leaue no chyldren: that his brother shoulde take his wyfe, and rayse vp seede vnto his brother.

    20There were seuen brethren: and the first toke a wyfe, and when he dyed, left no seede behynde hym.

    21And the seconde toke her, and dyed, neither left any seede: And the thirde lykewyse.

  • Lev 15:16
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    16If any mans seede depart fro hym in his sleepe, he shall washe all his fleshe in water, and be vncleane vntyll ye euen.

  • Deut 25:9
    70%

    9Then shall his kinswoman come vnto hym in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe of his foote, and spit in his face, and aunswere, and say: So shal it be done vnto that man, that doth not buylde vp his brothers house.

  • Matt 22:25
    69%

    25Ther were with vs seuen brethren, and the first maryed a wyfe, and deceassed without issue, and left his wyfe vnto his brother.

  • Gen 38:23-24
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    23And Iuda sayde: Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: beholde, I sent the kyd, & thou hast not found her.

    24And it came to passe, after three monethes one tolde Iuda, saying: Thamar thy daughter in lawe hath played the harlot, and with playing the harlot is become great with chylde. And Iuda sayde: Bryng her foorth, that she may be brent.

  • Gen 38:26
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    26And Iuda acknowledged them, and saide: She hath ben more righteous then I, because I gaue her not Selah my sonne. And he lay with her no more.

  • Deut 28:30
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    30Thou shalt be betrouthed vnto a wyfe, and another man shall lye with her: Thou shalt buylde an house, and not dwell therein: thou shalt also plant a vineyarde, and shalt not gather the grapes.

  • Num 5:13
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    13So that another man lye with her fleshly, and it be hid from the eyes of her husbande, and is kept close that she is defyled, and there is no witnesse against her, neither she taken with the maner,

  • Deut 22:9
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    9Thou shalt not sowe thy vineyarde with diuers seedes: lest the fruite of the seede which thou hast sowen, and the fruite of thy vineyarde, be defyled.

  • Luke 20:28-29
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    28Saying: Maister, Moyses wrote vnto vs, yf any mans brother dye, hauyng a wyfe, and he dye without chyldren: that then his brother shoulde take his wyfe, & rayse vp seede vnto his brother.

    29There were therfore seuen brethren, and the first toke a wyfe, & dyed without chyldren.

  • Lev 18:14
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    14Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy fathers brother, that is, thou shalt not go in vnto his wyfe, whiche is thyne aunt.

  • Deut 22:30
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    30No man shall take his fathers wife, nor vnheale his fathers couering.

  • Num 27:9-10
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    9If he haue no daughter, ye shall geue his inheritaunce vnto his brethren.

    10If he haue also no brethren, ye shall geue his inheritaunce vnto his fathers brethren.

  • 2 Sam 14:7
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    7And beholde, the whole kindred is risen against thy handmayd, & they said: Delyuer hym that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the soule of his brother whom he slue, we will destroy the heyre also: And so they shall quenche my sparkle which is left, and shall not leaue to my husband neither name nor issue vpon the earth.

  • Gen 38:18
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    18He sayde: What pledge shall I geue thee? She sayde: Thy signet, thy bracelet, and thy staffe that is in thyne hande. And he gaue it her, and laye by her: and she was with chylde by hym.

  • Num 5:28
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    28And yf the woman be not defiled, but is cleane, she shall haue no harme, but shall conceaue and beare.

  • Ezek 18:11
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    11Though he do not all these thinges, but either hath eaten vpon the hilles, or defiled his neighbours wyfe: