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Genesis 38:3-7

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.

6Now Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063acquiredוַיִּקַּ֧חvai.yi.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802for Erלְעֵ֣רle.'ErH6147,his firstbornבְּכוֹר֑וֹbe.kho.RoH1060,and her nameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034was Tamarתָּמָֽר׃ta.MarH8559.

7Butוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Erעֵ֚ר'erH6147,Judah’sיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060,was wickedרַ֖עra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;so the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068put him to deathוַיְמִתֵ֖הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191.

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