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Genesis 38:1-5

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.

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