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Genesis 38:6-9

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.

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