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Genesis 38

1Anditcametopassatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,thatJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381fromhisbrethren,andturnedוַיֵּ֛טvai.YetH5186intoacertainAdullamiteעֲדֻלָּמִ֖י'a.du.la.MiH5726,whosenameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034wasHirahחִירָֽה׃chi.RahH2437.

2AndJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063sawH7200thereadaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofacertainCanaaniteכְּנַעֲנִ֖יke.na.'a.NiH3669whosenameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasShuaשׁ֑וּעַShu.a'H7770;andhetookH3947her,andwentH935inuntoher.

3AndsheconceivedH2029,andbareasonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Erעֵֽר׃'ErH6147.

4AndsheconceivedH2029againע֖וֹדodH5750,andbareasonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Onanאוֹנָֽן׃'o.NanH209.

5AndsheyetH5750againעוֹד֙'OdH5750bareasonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Shelahשֵׁלָ֑הshe.LahH7956:andhewasatChezib,whenshebarehim.

6AndJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063tookH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802forErלְעֵ֣רle.'ErH6147hisfirst-born,andhernameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָֽר׃ta.MarH8559.

7AndErעֵ֚ר'erH6147,Judah’sfirst-born,wasH1961wickedH7451inthesightofJehovah;andJehovahslewhim.

8AndJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063saidH559untoOnanלְאוֹנָ֔ןle.'o.NanH209,Goבֹּ֛אbo'H935inunto thybrother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,andperformthedutyofahusband’sוְיַבֵּ֣םve.ya.BemH2992brotherלְאָחִֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chi.khaH251untoher,andraiseוְהָקֵ֥םve.ha.KemH6965upseedH2233tothybrotherH251.

9AndOnanאוֹנָ֔ן'o.NanH209knewH3045thattheseedH2233wouldnotbeH1961his;anditcameH935topass,whenhewentH935inuntohisbrother’sאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802,thathespilleditonthegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, lestheshouldgiveנְתָן־ne.ton-H5414seedH2233tohisbrotherלְאָחִֽיו׃le.'a.ChivH251.

10Andthethingwhichhedidwasevilוַיֵּ֛רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489inthesightofJehovah:andheslewhimalsoגַּם־gam-H1571.

11ThensaidH559Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063toTamarלְתָמָ֨רle.ta.MarH8559hisdaughter-in-law,RemainH3427awidowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490inthyfather’sאָבִ֗יךְ'a.VikhH1houseבֵית־veit-H1004,tillShelahשֵׁלָ֣הshe.LahH7956mysonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121begrownיִגְדַּל֙yig.DalH1431up;forhesaidH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435healsoגַּם־gam-H1571dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191,likehisbrethren.AndTamarתָּמָ֔רta.MarH8559wentanddweltH3427inherfather’sאָבִֽיהָ׃'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

12AndinprocessoftimeShua’sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323,thewifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,diedH4191;andJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063wascomfortedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162,andwentH5927upuntohissheep-shearerstoTimnahתִּמְנָֽתָה׃tim.Na.tahH8553,heandhisfriendרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453Hirahוְחִירָ֛הve.chi.RahH2437theAdullamiteהָעֲדֻלָּמִ֖יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726.

13AnditwastoldH5046Tamarלְתָמָ֖רle.ta.MarH8559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold, thyfather-in-lawgoethuptoTimnahתִמְנָ֖תָהtim.Na.tahH8553toshearלָגֹ֥זla.GozH1494hissheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629.

14AndsheputH5414offfromherthegarmentsH899ofherwidowhoodאַלְמְנוּתָ֜הּ'al.me.nu.TahH491,andcoveredוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680herselfwithherveilבַּצָּעִיף֙ba.tza.'IfH6809,andwrappedherself,andsatH3427inthegateofEnaim,whichisbythewayH1870toTimnahתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553;forshesawH7200thatShelahשֵׁלָ֔הshe.LahH7956wasgrownH1431up,andshewasnotgivenH5414untohimtowifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

15WhenJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063sawH7200her,hethoughthertobeaharlot;forshehadcoveredכִסְּתָ֖הkhi.se.TahH3680herfaceפָּנֶֽיהָ׃pa.Nei.haH6440.

16Andheturnedוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186untoherbythewayH1870,andsaidH559,ComeH935,Ipraythee,letmecomeH935inunto thee:forheknewH3045notthatshewashisdaughter-in-law.AndshesaidH559,Whatwilt thougiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me,thatthou mayestcomeH935inuntome?

17AndhesaidH559,Iwillsendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971theeakidofthegoatsעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795fromtheflockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.AndshesaidH559, Wilt thougiveתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414meapledgeעֵרָב֖וֹןe.ra.VonH6162,tillthousendשָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃shal.Che.khaH7971it?

18AndhesaidH559,Whatpledgeהָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ha.'e.ra.VonH6162shallIgiveH5414thee?AndshesaidH559, Thysignetandthycordוּפְתִילֶ֔ךָu.fe.ti.Le.khaH6616,andthystaffוּמַטְּךָ֖u.ma.te.KhaH4294thatisinthyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.AndhegaveH5414themtoher,andcameH935inuntoher,andsheconceivedH2029byhim.

19AndshearoseH6965,andwentawayH5493,andputוַתִּלְבַּ֖שׁva.til.BashH3847offherveilצְעִיפָ֖הּtze.'i.FahH6809fromher,andputH3847onthegarmentsH899ofherwidowhoodאַלְמְנוּתָֽהּ׃'al.me.nu.TahH491.

20AndJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063sentH7971thekidofthegoatsהָֽעִזִּ֗יםha.'i.ZimH5795bythehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofhisfriendרֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.huH7453theAdullamiteהָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726,toreceiveH3947thepledgeהָעֵרָב֖וֹןha.'e.ra.VonH6162fromthewoman’sהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027:buthefoundH4672hernot.

21Thenheaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592themenH376ofherplaceמְקֹמָהּ֙me.ko.MahH4725,sayingH559,Whereאַיֵּ֧ה'ai.YehH346istheprostitute,thatwasH1961atEnaimbythewayside?AndtheysaidH559,TherehathbeenH1961noprostitutehereH2088.

22Andhereturnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725toJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andsaidH559,IhavenotfoundH4672her;andalsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571themenH376oftheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725saidH559,TherehathbeenH1961noprostitutehereH2088.

23AndJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063saidH559,Lethertakeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947ittoher,lestפֶּ֖ןpenH6435webeH1961puttoshame:behold,IsentH7971thiskid,andthou hastnotfoundH4672her.

24Anditcametopassaboutthreeכְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁke.mish.LoshH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320after,thatitwasH1961toldH5046Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063,sayingH559,Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559thydaughter-in-lawhathplayedH2181theharlot;andmoreover,behold,sheiswithchildbywhoredom.AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidH559,Bringהוֹצִיא֖וּהָho.tzi.'U.haH3318herforthH3318,andletherbeH1961burnt.

25WhenH834shewasbroughtH3318forthH3318,shesentH7971toherfather-in-law,sayingH559,Bythemanלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376,whosetheseare,amIwithchild:andshesaidH559,Discern,Ipraythee,whosearethese,thesignet,andthecordsוְהַפְּתִילִ֛יםve.ha.pe.ti.LimH6616,andthestaffוְהַמַּטֶּ֖הve.ham.ma.TehH4294.

26AndJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063acknowledgedthem,andsaidH559,Sheismoreמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480righteousצָֽדְקָ֣הtza.de.KahH6663thanI, forasmuchasIgaveH5414hernottoShelahלְשֵׁלָ֣הle.she.LahH7956mysonבְנִ֑יve.NiH1121.Andheknewלְדַעְתָּֽה׃le.da'.TahH3045heragainע֖וֹדodH5750nomoreH4480.

27Anditcametopassinthetimeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256ofhertravail,that,behold,twinsתְאוֹמִ֖יםte.'o.MimH8380wereH1961inherwombבְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃be.vit.NahH990.

28Anditcametopass,whenshe travailed,thatoneזֶ֖הzehH2088putוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414outahandיָ֑דYadH3027:andthemidwifetookH3947andboundH7194uponhishandיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027ascarletשָׁנִי֙sha.NiH8144thread,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thiscameoutfirstרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ri.sho.NahH7223.

29Anditcametopass,ashedrewbackH7725hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027,that,behold,hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251cameout:andshesaidH559, Wherefore hast thoumadeabreachפָּ֑רֶץPa.retzH6556forthyself?thereforehisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Perezפָּֽרֶץ׃Pa.retzH6557.

30AndafterwardcameH3318outhisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,thathadthescarletהַשָּׁנִ֑יha.sha.NiH8144threaduponhishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027:andhisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Zerahזָֽרַח׃ סZa.rachH2226.

Commentaries on Genesis 38

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