Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 38:1-5

1Aboutוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961thatהַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,Judahיְהוּדָ֖ה מֵאֵ֣תye.hu.Dah me.'EtH3063 H854leftוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381his brothersאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251and settledוַיֵּ֛טvai.YetH5186nearעַד־'ad-H5704a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376namedוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034Hirahחִירָֽה׃chi.RahH2437,an Adullamiteעֲדֻלָּמִ֖י'a.du.la.MiH5726.

2Thereשָׁ֧םshamH8033Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063sawוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of a Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִ֖יke.na.'a.NiH3669manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376namedוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034Shuaשׁ֑וּעַShu.a'H7770,and he took her as a wifeוַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947and slept withוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935herאֵלֶֽיהָ׃'e.Lei.haH413.

3So she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,and Judah namedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Erעֵֽר׃'ErH6147.

4Againע֖וֹדodH5750she conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,and she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Onanאוֹנָֽן׃'o.NanH209.

5Then she gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205anotherוַתֹּ֤סֶף עוֹד֙va.To.sef 'OdH3254 H5750sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121and namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Shelahשֵׁלָ֑הshe.LahH7956;it wasוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961at Chezibבִכְזִ֖יבvikh.ZivH3580that she gave birth to himבְּלִדְתָּ֥הּbe.lid.TahH3205אֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.

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