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Genesis 38:6-9

6And Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּקַּ֧חvai.yi.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802for Erלְעֵ֣רle.'ErH6147his firstbornבְּכוֹר֑וֹbe.kho.RoH1060,whose nameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָֽר׃ta.MarH8559.

7And Erעֵ֚ר'erH6147,Judah’sיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060,was wickedרַ֖עra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;And Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068slewוַיְמִתֵ֖הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him.

8And Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Onanלְאוֹנָ֔ןle.'o.NanH209,Go inבֹּ֛אbo'H935unto thy brother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,and marryוְיַבֵּ֣םve.ya.BemH2992her, and raise upוְהָקֵ֥םve.ha.KemH6965seedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233to thy brotherלְאָחִֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chi.khaH251.

9And Onanאוֹנָ֔ן'o.NanH209knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that the seedהַזָּ֑רַעha.Za.ra'H2233should not be his; and it came to pass, whenאִם־'im-H518he went inבָּ֨אba'H935unto his brother’sאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802,that he spilledוְשִׁחֵ֣תve.shi.ChetH7843iton the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,lestלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115that he should giveנְתָן־ne.ton-H5414seedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233to his brotherלְאָחִֽיו׃le.'a.ChivH251.

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