Revised Version 1895

Genesis 38:1-12

1And itcameH1961topassH1961at that time, thatJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251, andturnedוַיֵּ֛טvai.YetH5186in to acertainH376Adullamiteעֲדֻלָּמִ֖י'a.du.la.MiH5726,whoseH376nameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034wasHirahחִירָֽה׃chi.RahH2437.

2AndJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063sawוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200there adaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of acertainH376Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִ֖יke.na.'a.NiH3669whoseH376nameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasShuaשׁ֑וּעַShu.a'H7770; and hetookוַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947herH413, andwentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935in untoherH413.

3AndsheH7121conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029, and bare asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121; and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Erעֵֽר׃'ErH6147.

4AndsheH7121conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029againע֖וֹדodH5750, and bare asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121; andsheH7121calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Onanאוֹנָֽן׃'o.NanH209.

5AndsheH7121yetagainעוֹד֙'OdH5750bare asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Shelahשֵׁלָ֑הshe.LahH7956: and he was atChezibבִכְזִ֖יבvikh.ZivH3580, whensheH7121bare him.

6AndJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063tookH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802forErלְעֵ֣רle.'ErH6147hisfirstbornבְּכוֹר֑וֹbe.kho.RoH1060, andherH3947nameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָֽר׃ta.MarH8559.

7AndErעֵ֚ר'erH6147,Judah’sיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060, waswickedרַ֖עra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068slew him.

8AndJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoOnanלְאוֹנָ֔ןle.'o.NanH209,Goבֹּ֛אbo'H935in unto thybrother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802, andperformH2992thedutyH2992of anhusband’sוְיַבֵּ֣םve.ya.BemH2992brotherלְאָחִֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chi.khaH251untoherאֶל־'el-H413, andraiseוְהָקֵ֥םve.ha.KemH6965upH6965seedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233to thybrotherH251.

9AndOnanאוֹנָ֔ן'o.NanH209knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that theseedהַזָּ֑רַעha.Za.ra'H2233shouldnotלֹּ֥אlo'H3808be his; and itcameH935topassH935, when hewentH935in unto hisbrother’sאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802, that he spilled it on thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, lest he shouldgiveנְתָן־ne.ton-H5414seedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233to hisbrotherלְאָחִֽיו׃le.'a.ChivH251.

10And the thingwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213wasevilוַיֵּ֛רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068: and he slew him also.

11ThensaidH559Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063toTamarלְתָמָ֨רle.ta.MarH8559hisdaughterH1004in law,Remainשְׁבִ֧יshe.ViH3427awidowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490in thyfather’sאָבִ֗יךְ'a.VikhH1houseבֵית־veit-H1004,tillH5704Shelahשֵׁלָ֣הshe.LahH7956mysonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121begrownיִגְדַּל֙yig.DalH1431upH5704: for hesaidH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435he alsodieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191, like hisbrethrenכְּאֶחָ֑יוke.'e.ChavH251. AndTamarתָּמָ֔רta.MarH8559wentH1004anddweltוַתֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427inherH559father’sאָבִֽיהָ׃'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

12And in process of time Shua’sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323, thewifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,diedוַתָּ֖מָתva.Ta.motH4191; andJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063wascomfortedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162, andwentH5927upH5927unto hissheepshearersגֹּֽזֲזֵ֤יgo.za.ZeiH1494toTimnahתִּמְנָֽתָה׃tim.Na.tahH8553, he and hisfriendרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453Hirahוְחִירָ֛הve.chi.RahH2437theAdullamiteהָעֲדֻלָּמִ֖יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726.

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