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Genesis 38:12-14

12After a longוַיִּרְבּוּ֙vai.yir.BuH7235timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117Judah’sיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Shuaשׁ֣וּעַShu.a'H7770,diedוַתָּ֖מָתva.Ta.motH4191.When Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063had finished mourningוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162,heה֗וּאHu'H1931and his friendרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453Hirahוְחִירָ֛הve.chi.RahH2437the Adullamiteהָעֲדֻלָּמִ֖יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726went upוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927toעַל־'al-H5921his sheepshearersגֹּֽזֲזֵ֤י צֹאנוֹ֙go.za.Zei tzo.NoH1494 H6629at Timnahתִּמְנָֽתָה׃tim.Na.tahH8553.

13When Tamarלְתָמָ֖ר לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֥הle.ta.Mar le.Mor hi.NehH8559 H559 H2009was toldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046, “Your father-in-lawחָמִ֛יךְcha.MikhH2524is going upעֹלֶ֥ה'o.LehH5927to Timnahתִמְנָ֖תָהtim.Na.tahH8553to shearלָגֹ֥זla.GozH1494his sheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629,”

14she removedוַתָּסַר֩va.ta.SarH5493herמֵֽעָלֶ֗יהָme.'a.Lei.haH5921widow’sאַלְמְנוּתָ֜הּ'al.me.nu.TahH491garmentsבִּגְדֵ֨יbig.DeiH899,covered her faceוַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ףva.tit.'a.LafH5968with a veilבַּצָּעִיף֙ba.tza.'IfH6809to disguise herselfוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680,and satוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙va.Te.shevH3427at the entranceבְּפֶ֣תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607to Enaimעֵינַ֔יִם'ei.Na.yimH5879,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is onעַל־'al-H5921the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to Timnahתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588she sawרָאֲתָה֙ra.'a.TahH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588although Shelahשֵׁלָ֔הshe.LahH7956had grown upגָדַ֣לga.DalH1431,sheוְהִ֕ואve.Hiv'H1931had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808been givenנִתְּנָ֥הni.te.NahH5414to himas a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

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