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Genesis 38:2-5

2And Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063sawוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200there a daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of a certainאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִ֖יke.na.'a.NiH3669,whose nameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasShuahשׁ֑וּעַShu.a'H7770;and he took herוַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947,and went inוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto her.

3And she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Erעֵֽר׃'ErH6147.

4And she conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029again, and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;and she calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Onanאוֹנָֽן׃'o.NanH209.

5And she yet again conceivedוַתֹּ֤סֶףva.To.sefH3254,and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121;and calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Shelahשֵׁלָ֑הshe.LahH7956:and he was at Chezibבִכְזִ֖יבvikh.ZivH3580,when she bareבְּלִדְתָּ֥הּbe.lid.TahH3205him.

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