Genesis 38
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Genesis 38:9-11

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
11וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559יְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahJudahH3063לְתָמָ֨רle.ta.Marto TamarH9005H8559כַּלָּת֜וֹka.la.Todaughter-in-law hisH3618H9023שְׁבִ֧יshe.VidwellH3427אַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.Naha widowH490בֵית־veit-[the] house ofH1004אָבִ֗יךְ'a.Vikhfather yourH1H9022עַד־'ad-untilH5704יִגְדַּל֙yig.Dalhe will grow upH1431שֵׁלָ֣הshe.LahShelahH7956בְנִ֔יve.Nison myH1121H9020כִּ֣יkiforH3588אָמַ֔ר'a.Marhe saidH559פֶּן־pen-lestH6435יָמ֥וּתya.Muthe should dieH4191גַּם־gam-alsoH1571ה֖וּאhu'heH1931כְּאֶחָ֑יוke.'e.Chavlike brothers hisH9004H251H9023וַתֵּ֣לֶךְva.Te.lekhand she wentH9001H1980תָּמָ֔רta.MarTamarH8559וַתֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Te.shevand she dweltH9001H3427בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004אָבִֽיהָ׃'a.Vi.hafather herH1H9024
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