Genesis 38:9
And Onan knew that the zera should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto eshet achiv, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give zera to achiv.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
10And the thing which he did was rah in the eyes of Hashem; therefore He slaughtered him also.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:5If achim dwell together, and one of them die, and ben ain lo (have no child), the eshet hamet (wife of the dead) shall not marry outside unto an ish zar (strange man); her yevam (deceased husbandʼs brother) shall go in unto her, and take her to him as a wife, and perform the levirate marriage.
Ruth 1:11And Naomi said, Turn back, my banot; why will ye go with me? Are there yet any more banim in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
Job 5:2For ka'as (anger) killeth the foolish man, 1 and kinah (envy) slayeth the simple one. 1
Titus 3:3For all of us were once without da'as, sorrarim (disobedient), being led astray, avadim (slaves) of ta'avot and to various ta'anugot (pleasures) of the Olam Hazeh, spending our lives in eyvah + 3:3 Gn 3:15 (enmity) and kina (jealousy), hated, and hating one another.
James 3:16For where kina and anochiyut are, there is tohu vavohu (disorder, chaos) and every ra'ah.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 38:2-12
Judah's Profligacy. ( b. c. 1717.) 1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at… Read the whole commentary →