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Genesis 38

1Anditcametopassatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,thatJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381fromhisbrethren,andturnedוַיֵּ֛טvai.YetH5186intoamanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofAdullamwhosenameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034wasHirahחִירָֽה׃chi.RahH2437.

2AndJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063sawH7200therethedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofaCanaanitishmanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376whosenameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasShuaשׁ֑וּעַShu.a'H7770;andhetookH3947her,andwentH935intoher.

3AndsheconceivedH2029andboreH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Erעֵֽר׃'ErH6147.

4Andsheagainע֖וֹדodH5750conceivedH2029andboreH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Onanאוֹנָֽן׃'o.NanH209.

5Andagainעוֹד֙'OdH5750sheboreH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Shelahשֵׁלָ֑הshe.LahH7956;andhewasatChezibwhensheboreH3205him.

6AndJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063tookH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802forErלְעֵ֣רle.'ErH6147hisfirstbornבְּכוֹר֑וֹbe.kho.RoH1060,andhernameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָֽר׃ta.MarH8559.

7AndErעֵ֚ר'erH6147, Judah'sfirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060,wasH1961wickedH7451inthesightofJehovah,andJehovahslewhim.

8ThenJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063saidH559toOnanלְאוֹנָ֔ןle.'o.NanH209,Goבֹּ֛אbo'H935intothy brother'swifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,andfulfiltoherthebrother-in-law'sduty,andraiseוְהָקֵ֥םve.ha.KemH6965upseedH2233tothybrotherH251.

9ButwhenOnanאוֹנָ֔ן'o.NanH209knewH3045thattheseedH2233shouldnotbeH1961hisown,itcameH935topasswhenhewentH935intohisbrother'swifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802,thathespilled [it]onthegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,inordertogiveנְתָן־ne.ton-H5414noseedH2233tohisbrotherH251.

10Andthethingwhichhedidwasevilוַיֵּ֛רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489inthesightofJehovah,andheslewhimalsoגַּם־gam-H1571.

11AndJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063saidH559toTamarלְתָמָ֨רle.ta.MarH8559hisdaughter-in-law,RemainH3427awidowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490inthy father'shouseבֵית־veit-H1004,untilShelahשֵׁלָ֣הshe.LahH7956mysonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121isgrownיִגְדַּל֙yig.DalH1431;forhesaidH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hedieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191alsoגַּם־gam-H1571,ashisbrethren.AndTamarתָּמָ֔רta.MarH8559wentandremainedH3427inherfather'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

12Andasthedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117weremultipliedH7235, Judah'swifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofShuaשׁ֣וּעַShu.a'H7770,diedH4191.AndJudahH3063wascomfortedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162,andhewentH5927uptohissheep-shearers,toTimnahתִּמְנָֽתָה׃tim.Na.tahH8553,heandhisfriendרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453Hirahוְחִירָ֛הve.chi.RahH2437theAdullamiteהָעֲדֻלָּמִ֖יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726.

13AnditwastoldH5046Tamarלְתָמָ֖רle.ta.MarH8559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Beholdthyfather-in-lawisgoingH5927uptoTimnahתִמְנָ֖תָהtim.Na.tahH8553toshearלָגֹ֥זla.GozH1494hissheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629.

14AndsheputH5414thegarmentsH899ofherwidowhoodאַלְמְנוּתָ֜הּ'al.me.nu.TahH491offfromher,andcoveredוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680herselfwithaveilבַּצָּעִיף֙ba.tza.'IfH6809,andwrappedherself,andsatH3427intheentryofEnaim,whichisonthewayH1870toTimnahתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553;forshesawH7200thatShelahשֵׁלָ֔הshe.LahH7956wasgrownH1431,andshewasnotgivenH5414tohimaswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

15AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063sawH7200her,andtookherforaharlot;becauseshehadcoveredכִסְּתָ֖הkhi.se.TahH3680herfaceפָּנֶֽיהָ׃pa.Nei.haH6440.

16AndheturnedH5186asideוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186toherbythewayH1870,andsaidH559,ComeH935,Ipraythee,letmegoאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935intothee;forhedidnotknowH3045thatshewashisdaughter-in-law.AndshesaidH559,Whatwilt thougiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me,thatthou mayestcomeתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935intome?

17AndhesaidH559,Iwillsendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971[thee]akidofthegoatsעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795fromtheflockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.AndshesaidH559, Wilt thougiveתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414[me]apledgeעֵרָב֖וֹןe.ra.VonH6162,untilthousendשָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃shal.Che.khaH7971it?

18AndhesaidH559,Whatpledgeהָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ha.'e.ra.VonH6162shallIgiveH5414thee?AndshesaidH559, Thysignet,andthy lace,andthystaffוּמַטְּךָ֖u.ma.te.KhaH4294whichisinthyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.AndhegaveH5414[it]her,andwentH935intoher;andsheconceivedH2029byhim.

19AndshearoseH6965andwentawayH5493;andshelaidbyherveilצְעִיפָ֖הּtze.'i.FahH6809fromher,andputוַתִּלְבַּ֖שׁva.til.BashH3847onthegarmentsH899ofherwidowhoodאַלְמְנוּתָֽהּ׃'al.me.nu.TahH491.

20AndJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063sentH7971thekidofthegoatsהָֽעִזִּ֗יםha.'i.ZimH5795bythehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofhisfriendרֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.huH7453theAdullamiteהָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726,toreceiveH3947thepledgeהָעֵרָב֖וֹןha.'e.ra.VonH6162fromthewoman'shandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027;buthefoundH4672hernot.

21Andheaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592themenH376ofherplaceמְקֹמָהּ֙me.ko.MahH4725,sayingH559,Whereאַיֵּ֧ה'ai.YehH346istheprostitutethatwasH1961atEnaim,bytheway-side?AndtheysaidH559,TherewasH1961noprostitutehereH2088.

22Andhereturnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725toJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andsaidH559,IhavenotfoundH4672her;andalsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571themenH376oftheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725saidH559,NoprostitutehasbeenH1961hereH2088.

23ThenJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063saidH559,Lethertakeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947[it]forherself,lestפֶּ֖ןpenH6435webeH1961puttoshame.Behold,IsentH7971thiskid,andthou hastnotfoundH4672her.

24Anditcametopassaboutthreeכְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁke.mish.LoshH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320after,thatitwasH1961toldH5046Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063,sayingH559,Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559thydaughter-in-lawhascommittedfornication,andbehold,sheisalsoוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571withchildbyfornication.AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidH559,Bringהוֹצִיא֖וּהָho.tzi.'U.haH3318herforthH3318,thatshemaybeH1961burnedוְתִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ve.ti.sa.RefH8313.

25WhenH834shewasbroughtH3318forthH3318,shesentH7971toherfather-in-law,sayingH559,Bythemanלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376towhomthese[belong]amIwithchild;andshesaidH559,AcknowledgeH5234,Ipraythee,whosearethissignet,andthislace,andthisstaffוְהַמַּטֶּ֖הve.ham.ma.TehH4294.

26AndJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063acknowledged[them],andsaidH559,Sheismoreמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480righteousצָֽדְקָ֣הtza.de.KahH6663thanI,becauseIhavenotgivenH5414hertoShelahלְשֵׁלָ֣הle.she.LahH7956mysonבְנִ֑יve.NiH1121.Andheknewלְדַעְתָּֽה׃le.da'.TahH3045heragainע֖וֹדodH5750nomoreH4480.

27Anditcametopassatthetimeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256ofherdelivery,thatbehold,twinsתְאוֹמִ֖יםte.'o.MimH8380wereH1961inherwombבְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃be.vit.NahH990.

28AnditcametopasswhenshebroughtH3318forthH3318,thatoneזֶ֖הzehH2088stretchedout[his]handיָ֑דYadH3027,andthemidwifetookH3947itandboundH7194roundhishandיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027ascarletשָׁנִי֙sha.NiH8144thread,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thiscameoutfirstרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ri.sho.NahH7223.

29AnditcametopassashedrewbackH7725hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027,thatbehold,hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251cameout;andshesaidH559,Howמַה־mah-H4100hast thoubrokenH6555forthH3318!ontheebeH1961thebreachפָּ֑רֶץPa.retzH6556!Andtheycalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Pherez.

30AndafterwardscameH3318outhisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251, roundwhosehandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027wasthescarletהַשָּׁנִ֑יha.sha.NiH8144thread;andtheycalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Zerahזָֽרַח׃ סZa.rachH2226.

Commentaries on Genesis 38

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