New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 38:6-9

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.

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