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Genesis 38:8-11

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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