9 Onan knew that the seed wouldn’t be his; and it happened, when he went in to his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother.
9 But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his. So whenever he went in to his brother's wife he would waste the semen on the ground, so as not to give offspring to his brother.
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 .