Genesis 38:9

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 25:6 : 6 And it shall be, [that] the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother [which is] dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.
  • Ruth 1:11 : 11 And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? [are] there yet [any more] 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 wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
  • Prov 27:4 : 4 Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.
  • Jas 3:14 : 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
  • Jas 3:16 : 16 For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work.
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 38:7-8
    2 verses
    87%

    7And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

    8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

  • Gen 38:10-11
    2 verses
    80%

    10And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.

    11Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren [did]. 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] an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

  • Deut 25:5-7
    3 verses
    72%

    5¶ If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry 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 an husband's brother unto her.

    6And it shall be, [that] the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother [which is] dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.

    7And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife 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 my husband's brother.

  • Num 26:19
    72%

    19The sons of Judah [were] Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 19:31-35
    5 verses
    70%

    31And the firstborn 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 firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

    34And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn 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 perceived 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] an harlot; because she had covered her face.

    16And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, 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 the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.

  • Mark 12:19-21
    3 verses
    70%

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

    20Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

    21And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.

  • Lev 15:16
    70%

    16And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash 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 shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.

  • Matt 22:25
    69%

    25Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, 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 shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

    24¶ And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, 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 hath been more righteous than I; because that 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 an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes 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, neither she be taken [with the manner];

  • Deut 22:9
    67%

    9Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled.

  • Luke 20:28-29
    2 verses
    67%

    28Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

    29There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.

  • 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, nor discover 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 thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband [neither] name nor remainder upon the earth.

  • Gen 38:18
    66%

    18And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that [is] in thine hand. And he gave [it] 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 neighbour's wife,