Study it in the app“But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so whenever he went in to his brother’s wife, he wasted it on the ground, so as not to give offspring to his brother.”
But Onanוַ אוֹנָןknewיֵּדַעthatכִּיthe offspringהַזָּרַעwould notלֹּאbeיִהְיֶהhis;לוֹso wheneverוְהָיָה אִםhe went inבָּאtoאֶלhis brother’sאָחִיוwife,אֵשֶׁתhe wasted itוְשִׁחֵתon the ground,אַרְצָהso as notלְבִלְתִּיto giveנְתָןoffspringזֶרַעto his brother.לְאָחִיו
Onan
Onan, the second son of Judah.
Where else “onan” appearsknow
To know something, realize.
Where else “yeda” appearsoffspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zara” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appearswife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “eshet” appearscorrupt
To spoil: to stop being useful, or to turn from good and become wicked.
Where else “shichet” appearsground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “artsa” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “netan” appearsThe text itself says what Onan’s fault was: he accepted the widow, but deliberately avoided giving a son to his dead brother, which was the duty he had taken on (38:8).
8Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”
9 · This verse (above)
10What he did was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and he put to death him also.
1. What it says
What did Tamar do, and what did Judah say when he learned of it (vv. 14-26)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that Judah admits, “She is more righteous than I” (v. 26)?
3. How I live it
How can you honestly admit your own mistake when it is shown to you?
