New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 38:2-10

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 as a wifeand hadH935relationsH935withH935her.

3And she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gaveH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,and he namedוַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹvai.yik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034himErעֵֽר׃'ErH6147.

4Then she conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029againע֖וֹדodH5750and gaveH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,and she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034himOnanאוֹנָֽן׃'o.NanH209.

5She gaveH3205birthH3205to yetעוֹד֙'OdH5750anotherוַתֹּ֤סֶףva.To.sefH3254sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121and namedוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034himShelahשֵׁלָ֑הshe.LahH7956;and it was at Chezibבִכְזִ֖יבvikh.ZivH3580that she gaveH3205birthH3205to him.

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, “HaveH935relationsH935withH935your brother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802and performH2992your dutyH2992asH2992aH2992brother-in-lawH2992to her, and raiseוְהָקֵ֥םve.ha.KemH6965upH6965achildזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233for your brotherלְאָחִֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chi.khaH251.”

9Now Onanאוֹנָ֔ן'o.NanH209knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that thechildהַזָּ֑רַעha.Za.ra'H2233would not be his; so whenאִם־'im-H518he hadH935relationsH935withH935his brother’sאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802, hewastedוְשִׁחֵ֣תve.shi.ChetH7843his seed on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776soH1115thatH1115he would notH1115giveנְתָן־ne.ton-H5414a childזֶ֖רַעZe.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.

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