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Genesis 38:6-9

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.

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