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Genesis 38:24-29

24And it came to pass about threeכְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁke.mish.LoshH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320after, that it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֨דvai.yu.GadH5046Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵֽאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559thy daughter in lawכַּלָּתֶ֔ךָka.la.Te.khaH3618hath played the harlotזָֽנְתָה֙za.ne.TahH2181; and also, behold, she iswith childהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030by whoredomלִזְנוּנִ֑יםliz.nu.NimH2183.And Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Bring her forthהוֹצִיא֖וּהָho.tzi.'U.haH3318,and let her be burntוְתִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ve.ti.sa.RefH8313.

25When she wasbrought forthמוּצֵ֗אתmu.TzetH3318,she sentשָׁלְחָ֤הshal.ChahH7971to her father in lawחָמִ֙יהָ֙cha.Mi.haH2524,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,By the manלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376, whose these are, amI with childהָרָ֑הha.RahH2030:and she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Discernהַכֶּר־ha.ker-H5234, I pray thee, whose arethese, the signetהַחֹתֶ֧מֶתha.cho.Te.metH2858,and braceletsוְהַפְּתִילִ֛יםve.ha.pe.ti.LimH6616,and staffוְהַמַּטֶּ֖הve.ham.ma.TehH4294.

26And Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063acknowledgedוַיַּכֵּ֣רvai.ya.KerH5234them,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,She hath been more righteousצָֽדְקָ֣הtza.de.KahH6663than I; because that I gaveנְתַתִּ֖יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414her not to Shelahלְשֵׁלָ֣הle.she.LahH7956my sonבְנִ֑יve.NiH1121.And he knew herלְדַעְתָּֽה׃le.da'.TahH3045againיָסַ֥ףya.SafH3254no more.

27And it came to pass in the timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of her travailלִדְתָּ֑הּlid.TahH3205,that, behold, twinsתְאוֹמִ֖יםte.'o.MimH8380werein her wombבְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃be.vit.NahH990.

28And it came to pass, when she travailedבְלִדְתָּ֖הּve.lid.TahH3205, that the oneput outוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414hishandיָ֑דYadH3027:and the midwifeהַמְיַלֶּ֗דֶתham.ya.Le.detH3205tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947and boundוַתִּקְשֹׁ֨רva.tik.ShorH7194upon his handיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027a scarlet threadשָׁנִי֙sha.NiH8144,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,This came outיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318firstרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ri.sho.NahH7223.

29And it came to pass, as he drew backכְּמֵשִׁ֣יבke.me.ShivH7725his handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027,that, behold, his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251came outיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318:and she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,How hast thou broken forthפָּרַ֖צְתָּpa.Ratz.taH6555? thisbreachפָּ֑רֶץPa.retzH6556beupon thee: therefore his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034was calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Pharezפָּֽרֶץ׃Pa.retzH6557.

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