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.
ወሶበ ፡ አእመረ ፡ አውናን ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢኮነ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ዘርእ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ቦአ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ እኁሁ ፡ ይክዑ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ምድር ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢየሀብ ፡ ዘርአ ፡ ለእኁሁ ።