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Genesis 38:1-11

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.

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