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Genesis 38:3-7

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.

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