Genesis 38:9

Pea naʻe ʻilo ʻe ʻOnani ʻe ʻikai ʻiate ia ʻae hako; pea ʻi heʻene ʻalu ki he uaifi ʻo hono taʻokete, naʻa ne huaʻi ia ki he kelekele, telia naʻa foaki ʻe ia ʻae hako ki hono taʻokete.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8Pea pehē ʻe Siuta kia ʻOnani, “ʻAlu ko e ki he uaifi ʻo ho taʻokete, pea ke mali mo ia, mo ke fakatupu ai ʻae hako ki ho taʻokete.”

10Pea naʻe kovi kia Sihova ʻae meʻa naʻa ne fai: ko ia, naʻa ne tāmateʻi mo ia foki.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 25:5¶ “Kapau ʻoku nofo fakataha ʻae kāinga, pea pekia hanau tokotaha, pea ʻikai ha fānau, ʻoua naʻa fakamaʻu ʻae uaifi ʻo ia kuo pekia mo ha taha mamaʻo: kae ʻalu kiate ia ʻae tokoua ʻo hono husepāniti, ʻo ʻomi kiate ia ko hono uaifi, pea fai ai ʻae ngāue ʻoe tokoua ʻoe husepāniti kiate ia.

Ruth 1:11Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Naomi, “ʻA ʻeku ongo taʻahine mo foki atu: ko e hā te tau ō ai mo au? He ʻoku kei toe ha tama ʻi hoku fatu, koeʻuhi ke na hoko ko homo husepāniti?

Job 5:2He ʻoku tāmateʻi ʻe he houhau ʻae tangata vale, pea fakaʻauha ʻe he tuputāmaki ʻae fakavalevale.

Titus 3:3He ko kitautolu foki naʻa tau vale ʻi muʻa, ʻo talangataʻa, mo kākāʻia, pea moʻua ki he ngaahi holi kovi mo e ngaahi meʻa fakamālie kehekehe, ʻo moʻui ʻi he fasituʻu mo e meheka, ko e fehiʻanekina mo e fetāufehiʻaʻaki.

James 3:16He ko ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae meheka mo e fekeʻikeʻi, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae maveuveu mo e ngāue kovi kotoa pē.

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