New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 38:1-12

1And it cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,that Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063departedוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from his brothersאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251andvisitedוַיֵּ֛טvai.YetH5186a certainאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376Adullamiteעֲדֻלָּמִ֖י'a.du.la.MiH5726,whose nameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034was Hirahחִירָֽה׃chi.RahH2437.

2Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063sawוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200thereשָׁ֧םshamH8033a daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of a certainאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִ֖יke.na.'a.NiH3669whose nameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasShuaשׁ֑וּעַShu.a'H7770;and he tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947her and wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935in to her.

3So she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029and boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121and he namedוַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹvai.yik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034himErעֵֽר׃'ErH6147.

4Then she conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029againע֖וֹדodH5750and boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121and namedוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034himOnanאוֹנָֽן׃'o.NanH209.

5She boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205stillעוֹד֙'OdH5750anotherוַתֹּ֤סֶףva.To.sefH3254sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121and namedוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034himShelahשֵׁלָ֑הshe.LahH7956;and it was at Chezibבִכְזִ֖יבvikh.ZivH3580that she boreבְּלִדְתָּ֥הּbe.lid.TahH3205him.

6Now Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּקַּ֧חvai.yi.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802for Erלְעֵ֣רle.'ErH6147his firstbornבְּכוֹר֑וֹbe.kho.RoH1060,and her nameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָֽר׃ta.MarH8559.

7ButErעֵ֚ר'erH6147,Judah’sיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060,was evilרַ֖עra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,so the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068tookH4191his lifeH4191.

8Then Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Onanלְאוֹנָ֔ןle.'o.NanH209, “Goבֹּ֛אbo'H935in to your brother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,and performH2992your dutyH2992as a brother-in-lawH2992to her, and raiseוְהָקֵ֥םve.ha.KemH6965upoffspringזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233for your brotherלְאָחִֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chi.khaH251.”

9Onanאוֹנָ֔ן'o.NanH209knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that theoffspringהַזָּ֑רַעha.Za.ra'H2233would not be his; so whenאִם־'im-H518he wentבָּ֨אba'H935in to his brother’sאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802, hewastedוְשִׁחֵ֣תve.shi.ChetH7843his seed on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776in order not to giveנְתָן־ne.ton-H5414offspringזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233to his brotherלְאָחִֽיו׃le.'a.ChivH251.

10But whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213was displeasingוַיֵּ֛רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; so HetookH4191his lifeH4191alsoגַּם־gam-H1571.

11Then Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his daughter-in-lawכַּלָּת֜וֹka.la.ToH3618Tamarלְתָמָ֨רle.ta.MarH8559, “Remainשְׁבִ֧יshe.ViH3427a widowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490in your father’sאָבִ֗יךְ'a.VikhH1houseבֵית־veit-H1004untilעַד־'ad-H5704my sonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121Shelahשֵׁלָ֣הshe.LahH7956growsיִגְדַּל֙yig.DalH1431up”; for hethoughtאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “I am afraidthat he tooגַּם־gam-H1571may dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191like his brothersכְּאֶחָ֑יוke.'e.ChavH251.”So Tamarתָּמָ֔רta.MarH8559wentוַתֵּ֣לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and livedוַתֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427in her father’sאָבִֽיהָ׃'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

12Nowafter a considerableוַיִּרְבּוּ֙vai.yir.BuH7235timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117Shua’sשׁ֣וּעַShu.a'H7770daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,the wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,diedוַתָּ֖מָתva.Ta.motH4191; and whenthe timeH5162of mourningH5162was endedH5162,Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063wentוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up to his sheepshearersגֹּֽזֲזֵ֤י צֹאנוֹ֙go.za.Zei tzo.NoH6629 H1494atTimnahתִּמְנָֽתָה׃tim.Na.tahH8553,he and his friendרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453Hirahוְחִירָ֛הve.chi.RahH2437the Adullamiteהָעֲדֻלָּמִ֖יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726.

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