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NASB | Genesis 38:9 Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so when he went in to his brother's wife, he wasted his seed on the ground in order not to give offspring to his brother. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 38:9 Onan knew that the child (heir) would not be his [but his dead brother's]; so whenever he lay with his brother's widow, he spilled his seed on the ground [to prevent conception], so that he would not give a child to his brother. |
Bible Question:
what book and verse refers to spilling your seed in the belly of a whore rather than on the ground? |
Bible Answer: I think you may be a bit confused. The only place your question could be connected to is Gen 38 where Onan refuses to produce a child with his dead brothers wife by "spilling his semen on the ground." The act was tantamount to attempting to prevent the birth of the Messiah. It was through Tamar that Jesus was ultimately born. Judah sends Tamar to live with her own family as a widow until the younger son was old enough. Since Judah was afraid of loosing his last remaining son (all the other with this women had died), he never intended on giving his son to her to fulfill the duty of a brother. Tamar learns that Judah is coming to town, so she dresses as a prostitute and gets Judah to sleep with her. She becomes pregnant and you can read the rest of the tale in Gen 38. MJH |
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