Revised Version 1895

Genesis 38:24-29

24And itcameH1961topassH1961aboutH1961threeכְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁke.mish.LoshH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320afterH1961, that it wastoldH5046Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵֽאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559thy daughter in law hathplayedH2181theharlotH2181; andmoreoverוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,sheH2320is withchildהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030by whoredom. AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Bringהוֹצִיא֖וּהָho.tzi.'U.haH3318herH5046forthH3318, andletH1961herH5046beburntוְתִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ve.ti.sa.RefH8313.

25WhensheH1931wasbroughtH3318forthH3318,sheH1931sentשָׁלְחָ֤הshal.ChahH7971toherאֶל־'el-H413father in law,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, By themanלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376,whoseH834theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are, am I withchildהָרָ֑הha.RahH2030: andsheH1931saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Discernהַכֶּר־ha.ker-H5234, Iprayנָ֔אNa'H4994thee,whoseH834aretheseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428, the signet, and thecordsוְהַפְּתִילִ֛יםve.ha.pe.ti.LimH6616, and thestaffוְהַמַּטֶּ֖הve.ham.ma.TehH4294.

26AndJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063acknowledgedH3045them, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Sheכִּֽי־ki-H3588ismoreמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480righteousצָֽדְקָ֣הtza.de.KahH6663thanH4480I; forasmuch as Igaveנְתַתִּ֖יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414herH5921notלֹא־lo'-H3808toShelahלְשֵׁלָ֣הle.she.LahH7956mysonבְנִ֑יve.NiH1121. And heknewלְדַעְתָּֽה׃le.da'.TahH3045herH5921againע֖וֹדodH5750noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreH4480.

27And itcameH1961topassH1961in the time ofherH1961travail, that,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,twinsתְאוֹמִ֖יםte.'o.MimH8380were inherH1961wombבְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃be.vit.NahH990.

28And itcameH1961topassH1961, when she travailed, that oneputוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414outH3318ahandיָ֑דYadH3027: and themidwifeH3205tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947andboundוַתִּקְשֹׁ֨רva.tik.ShorH7194uponעַל־'al-H5921hishandיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027ascarletשָׁנִי֙sha.NiH8144thread,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ThiscameH1961outH3318firstרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ri.sho.NahH7223.

29And itcameH1961topassH1961, as hedrewH7725backH7725hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027, that,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251cameH1961outיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318: andsheH7121saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Wherefore hast thoumadeH1961abreachפָּ֑רֶץPa.retzH6556for thyself? therefore hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Perezפָּֽרֶץ׃Pa.retzH6557.

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