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Genesis 38:1-11

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.

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