Genesis | |
---|---|
Testament: | Old |
Description: | Genesis is the first book of the Bible and describes the creation of the world, the fall of humanity, and the early history of humanity, including the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, and the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It outlines God's covenant with Abraham and his descendants, setting the foundation for the rest of the biblical narrative. |
Chapter: | 38 |
Verse: | 9 |
Translations | |||
---|---|---|---|
Language | Language Code | Language Name | Verse Text |
English | kjv | 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. |
English | bbe | Bible in Basic English | But Onan, seeing that the offspring would not be his, went in to his brother's wife, but let his seed go on to the earth, so that he might not get offspring for his brother. |
English | web | World English Bible | Onan knew that the offspring wouldn’t be his; and when he went in to his brother’s wife, he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give offspring to his brother. |
English | webbe | World English Bible, British Edition | Onan knew that the offspring wouldn’t be his; and when he went in to his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground, lest he should give offspring to his brother. |
Latin | clementine | Clementine Latin Vulgate | Ille sciens non sibi nasci filios, introiens ad uxorem fratris sui, semen fundebat in terram, ne liberi fratris nomine nascerentur. |
Explanations | |
---|---|
Age Group | Explanation |
5 | This verse talks about a woman named Tamar who disguised herself as a prostitute. |
10 | This verse talks about a woman named Tamar who disguised herself as a prostitute to trick Judah. |
15 | This verse talks about a woman named Tamar who disguised herself as a prostitute to trick Judah, which shows us how people used to deceive each other in those days. |
20 | This verse talks about a woman named Tamar who disguised herself as a prostitute to trick Judah, which shows us how people used to deceive each other in those days. |