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Genesis 38:9-11

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.

10And the thing whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213displeasedבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869 H3415Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068:wherefore he slewוַיָּ֖מֶתvai.Ya.metH4191him also.

11Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063to Tamarלְתָמָ֨רle.ta.MarH8559his daughter in lawכַּלָּת֜וֹka.la.ToH3618,Remainשְׁבִ֧יshe.ViH3427a widowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490at thy father’sאָבִ֗יךְ'a.VikhH1houseבֵית־veit-H1004,till Shelahשֵׁלָ֣הshe.LahH7956my sonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121be grownיִגְדַּל֙yig.DalH1431:for he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,Lest peradventure he dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191also, as his brethrenכְּאֶחָ֑יוke.'e.ChavH251did.And Tamarתָּמָ֔רta.MarH8559wentH3212and dweltוַתֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427in her father’sאָבִֽיהָ׃'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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