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Genesis 38:2-10

2וַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-and he sawH9001H7200שָׁ֧םshamthereH8033יְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahJudahH3063בַּת־bat-a daughter ofH1323אִ֥ישׁ'isha manH376כְּנַעֲנִ֖יke.na.'a.Nia CanaaniteH3669וּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.Moand name hisH9002H8034H9023שׁ֑וּעַShu.a'[was] ShuaH7770וַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haand he took herH9001H3947H9034וַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH9001H935אֵלֶֽיהָ׃'e.Lei.hainto herH413H9034
3וַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harand she conceivedH9001H2029וַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH9001H3205בֵּ֑ןBena sonH1121וַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'and he calledH9001H7121אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034H9023עֵֽר׃'ErErH6147
4וַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harand she conceivedH9001H2029ע֖וֹדodagainH5750וַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH9001H3205בֵּ֑ןBena sonH1121וַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'and she calledH9001H7121אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034H9023אוֹנָֽן׃'o.NanOnanH209
5וַתֹּ֤סֶףva.To.sefand she repeatedH9001H3254עוֹד֙'OdagainH5750וַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH9001H3205בֵּ֔ןBena sonH1121וַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'and she calledH9001H7121אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034H9023שֵׁלָ֑הshe.LahShelahH7956וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand he wasH9001H1961בִכְזִ֖יבvikh.Zivin KezibH9003H3580בְּלִדְתָּ֥הּbe.lid.Tahwhen bore sheH9003H3205H9044אֹתֽוֹ׃'o.To<obj.> himH853H9033
6וַיִּקַּ֧חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH9001H3947יְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahJudahH3063אִשָּׁ֖ה'i.Shaha wifeH802לְעֵ֣רle.'Erfor ErH9005H6147בְּכוֹר֑וֹbe.kho.Rofirstborn hisH1060H9023וּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.Mahand name herH9002H8034H9024תָּמָֽר׃ta.Mar[was] TamarH8559
7וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand he wasH9001H1961עֵ֚ר'erErH6147בְּכ֣וֹרbe.Khor[the] firstborn ofH1060יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063רַ֖עra'evilH7451בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH9003H5869יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068וַיְמִתֵ֖הוּvay.mi.Te.huand he put to death himH9001H4191H9033יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068
8וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudahH3063לְאוֹנָ֔ןle.'o.Nanto OnanH9005H209בֹּ֛אbo'goH935אֶל־'el-intoH413אֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife ofH802אָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khabrother yourH251H9021וְיַבֵּ֣םve.ya.Bemand act as a husband's brother forH9002H2992אֹתָ֑הּ'o.Tah<obj.> herH853H9034וְהָקֵ֥םve.ha.Kemand raise upH9002H6965זֶ֖רַעZe.ra'offspringH2233לְאָחִֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chi.khafor brother yourH9005H251H9021
9וַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'and he knewH9001H3045אוֹנָ֔ן'o.NanOnanH209כִּ֛יkithatH3588לֹּ֥אlo'notH3808ל֖וֹloto <the> himH9005H9033יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will belongH1961הַזָּ֑רַעha.Za.ra'the offspringH9009H2233וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.Yahand it wasH9001H1961אִם־'im-ifH518בָּ֨אba'he wentH935אֶל־'el-intoH413אֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife ofH802אָחִיו֙'a.Chivbrother hisH251H9023וְשִׁחֵ֣תve.shi.Chetand he spoiledH9001H7843אַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzah[the] ground towardsH776H9011לְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.Tito notH9005H1115נְתָן־ne.ton-to giveH5414זֶ֖רַעZe.ra'offspringH2233לְאָחִֽיו׃le.'a.Chivto brother hisH9005H251H9023
10וַיֵּ֛רַעvai.Ye.ra'and it was evilH9001H7489בְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH9003H5869יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher[that] whichH834עָשָׂ֑ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213וַיָּ֖מֶתvai.Ya.metand he put to deathH9001H4191גַּם־gam-alsoH1571אֹתֽוֹ׃'o.To<obj.> himH853H9033
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