New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 38:1-5

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.

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