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Genesis 38

1And it came to pass at thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, thatJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wentdownוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251, andturnedוַיֵּ֛טvai.YetH5186in to acertainאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376Adullamiteעֲדֻלָּמִ֖י'a.du.la.MiH5726, whosenameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034wasHirahחִירָֽה׃chi.RahH2437.

2AndJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063sawוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200there adaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of acertainאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִ֖יke.na.'a.NiH3669, whosenameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasShuahשׁ֑וּעַShu.a'H7770; and he tookherוַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947, and wentinוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to her.

3And sheconceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121; and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Erעֵֽר׃'ErH6147.

4And sheconceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029again, andboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121; and shecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Onanאוֹנָֽן׃'o.NanH209.

5And she yet againconceivedוַתֹּ֤סֶףva.To.sefH3254, andboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121; andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Shelahשֵׁלָ֑הshe.LahH7956: and he was atChezibבִכְזִ֖יבvikh.ZivH3580, when sheboreבְּלִדְתָּ֥הּbe.lid.TahH3205him.

6AndJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּקַּ֧חvai.yi.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802forErלְעֵ֣רle.'ErH6147hisfirstbornבְּכוֹר֑וֹbe.kho.RoH1060, whosenameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָֽר׃ta.MarH8559.

7AndErעֵ֚ר'erH6147,Judah’sיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060, waswickedרַ֖עra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068slewוַיְמִתֵ֖הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him.

8AndJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toOnanלְאוֹנָ֔ןle.'o.NanH209, Goinבֹּ֛אbo'H935to thybrother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802, andmarryוְיַבֵּ֣םve.ya.BemH2992her, and raiseupוְהָקֵ֥םve.ha.KemH6965seedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233to thybrotherלְאָחִֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chi.khaH251.

9AndOnanאוֹנָ֔ן'o.NanH209knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that theseedהַזָּ֑רַעha.Za.ra'H2233should not be his; and it came to pass,whenאִם־'im-H518he wentinבָּ֨אba'H935to hisbrother’sאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802, that hewastedוְשִׁחֵ֣תve.shi.ChetH7843it on thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,lestלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115he shouldgiveנְתָן־ne.ton-H5414seedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233to hisbrotherלְאָחִֽיו׃le.'a.ChivH251.

10And the thingwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213displeasedבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH3415 H5869theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068: therefore heslewוַיָּ֖מֶתvai.Ya.metH4191him also.

11Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063toTamarלְתָמָ֨רle.ta.MarH8559his daughter inlawכַּלָּת֜וֹka.la.ToH3618,Remainשְׁבִ֧יshe.ViH3427awidowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490at thyfather’sאָבִ֗יךְ'a.VikhH1houseבֵית־veit-H1004, tillShelahשֵׁלָ֣הshe.LahH7956mysonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121shall begrownיִגְדַּל֙yig.DalH1431: for hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, Lest perhaps hedieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191also, as hisbrethrenכְּאֶחָ֑יוke.'e.ChavH251did . AndTamarתָּמָ֔רta.MarH8559wentH3212anddweltוַתֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427in herfather’sאָבִֽיהָ׃'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

12And inprocessוַיִּרְבּוּ֙vai.yir.BuH7235oftimeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofShuahשׁ֣וּעַShu.a'H7770Judah’sיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802diedוַתָּ֖מָתva.Ta.motH4191; andJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063wascomfortedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162, and wentupוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to hissheepshearersגֹּֽזֲזֵ֤י צֹאנוֹ֙go.za.Zei tzo.NoH1494 H6629toTimnathתִּמְנָֽתָה׃tim.Na.tahH8553, he and hisfriendרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453Hirahוְחִירָ֛הve.chi.RahH2437theAdullamiteהָעֲדֻלָּמִ֖יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726.

13And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046toTamarלְתָמָ֖רle.ta.MarH8559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Behold thy father inlawחָמִ֛יךְcha.MikhH2524goethupעֹלֶ֥ה'o.LehH5927toTimnathתִמְנָ֖תָהtim.Na.tahH8553toshearלָגֹ֥זla.GozH1494hissheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629.

14And she putoffוַתָּסַר֩va.ta.SarH5493from her, herwidow’sאַלְמְנוּתָ֜הּ'al.me.nu.TahH491garmentsבִּגְדֵ֨יbig.DeiH899, and coveredherוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680with aveilבַּצָּעִיף֙ba.tza.'IfH6809, and wrappedherselfוַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ףva.tit.'a.LafH5968, and satinוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙va.Te.shevH3427anopenH5869placeבְּפֶ֣תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607, which is by thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toTimnathתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553; for shesawרָאֲתָה֙ra.'a.TahH7200thatShelahשֵׁלָ֔הshe.LahH7956wasgrownגָדַ֣לga.DalH1431, and she was notgivenנִתְּנָ֥הni.te.NahH5414to him for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

15WhenJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063sawherוַיִּרְאֶ֣הָvai.yir.'E.haH7200, hethoughtוַֽיַּחְשְׁבֶ֖הָvai.yach.she.Ve.haH2803her to be anharlotלְזוֹנָ֑הle.zo.NahH2181; because she hadcoveredכִסְּתָ֖הkhi.se.TahH3680herfaceפָּנֶֽיהָ׃pa.Nei.haH6440.

16And heturnedוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186to her by thewayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Comeהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051, I pray thee, let me comeinאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935to thee; (for heknewיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045not that she was his daughter inlawכַלָּת֖וֹkha.la.ToH3618.) And shesaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, What wilt thougiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me, that thou mayest comeinתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935to me?

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willsendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971thee akidגְּדִֽי־ עִזִּ֖יםge.di- 'i.ZimH5795 H1423from theflockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629. And shesaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Wilt thougiveתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414me apledgeעֵרָב֖וֹןe.ra.VonH6162, till thousendestשָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃shal.Che.khaH7971it ?

18And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,WhatH834pledgeהָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ha.'e.ra.VonH6162shall Igiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee? And shesaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Thysignetחֹתָֽמְךָ֙cho.ta.me.KhaH2368, and thybraceletsוּפְתִילֶ֔ךָu.fe.ti.Le.khaH6616, and thystaffוּמַטְּךָ֖u.ma.te.KhaH4294that is in thyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027. And hegaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414them to her, and cameinוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to her, and sheconceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029by him.

19And shearoseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965, and went herwayH3212, and laidbyוַתָּ֥סַרva.Ta.sarH5493herveilצְעִיפָ֖הּtze.'i.FahH6809from her, and putonוַתִּלְבַּ֖שׁva.til.BashH3847thegarmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899of herwidowhoodאַלְמְנוּתָֽהּ׃'al.me.nu.TahH491.

20AndJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971thekidגְּדִ֣י הָֽעִזִּ֗יםge.Di ha.'i.ZimH1423 H5795by thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of hisfriendרֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.huH7453theAdullamiteהָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726, toreceiveלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947hispledgeהָעֵרָב֖וֹןha.'e.ra.VonH6162from thewoman’sהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027: but he foundherמְצָאָֽהּ׃me.tza.'AhH4672not.

21Then heaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of thatplaceמְקֹמָהּ֙me.ko.MahH4725,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Where is theharlotהַקְּדֵשָׁ֛הha.ke.de.ShahH6948, that wasopenlyH5869by the waysideהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870? And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, There was noharlotקְדֵשָֽׁה׃ke.de.ShahH6948inthisבָזֶ֖הva.ZehH2088place .

22And hereturnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725toJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, IcannotH3808findמְצָאתִ֑יהָme.tza.Ti.haH4672her; and also themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725saidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, that there was noharlotקְדֵשָֽׁה׃ke.de.ShahH6948in this place .

23AndJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let hertakeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947it to her, lest we beshamedלָב֑וּזla.VuzH937: behold, Isentשָׁלַ֙חְתִּי֙sha.Lach.tiH7971thiskidהַגְּדִ֣יha.ge.DiH1423, and thou hast notfoundמְצָאתָֽהּ׃me.tza.TahH4672her.

24And it came to pass aboutthreeכְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁke.mish.LoshH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320after, that it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֨דvai.yu.GadH5046toJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵֽאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559thy daughter inlawכַּלָּתֶ֔ךָka.la.Te.khaH3618hath played theharlotזָֽנְתָה֙za.ne.TahH2181; and also, behold, she is withchildהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030byharlotryלִזְנוּנִ֑יםliz.nu.NimH2183. AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Bring herforthהוֹצִיא֖וּהָho.tzi.'U.haH3318, and let her beburntוְתִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ve.ti.sa.RefH8313.

25When she was broughtforthמוּצֵ֗אתmu.TzetH3318, shesentשָׁלְחָ֤הshal.ChahH7971to her father inlawחָמִ֙יהָ֙cha.Mi.haH2524,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, By themanלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376, whose these are, am I withchildהָרָ֑הha.RahH2030: and shesaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Discernהַכֶּר־ha.ker-H5234, I pray thee, whose are these, thesignetהַחֹתֶ֧מֶתha.cho.Te.metH2858, andbraceletsוְהַפְּתִילִ֛יםve.ha.pe.ti.LimH6616, andstaffוְהַמַּטֶּ֖הve.ham.ma.TehH4294.

26AndJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063acknowledgedוַיַּכֵּ֣רvai.ya.KerH5234them, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, She hath been morerighteousצָֽדְקָ֣הtza.de.KahH6663than I; because that Igaveנְתַתִּ֖יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414her not toShelahלְשֵׁלָ֣הle.she.LahH7956mysonבְנִ֑יve.NiH1121. And he knewherלְדַעְתָּֽה׃le.da'.TahH3045againיָסַ֥ףya.SafH3254no more.

27And it came to pass in thetimeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of hertravailלִדְתָּ֑הּlid.TahH3205, that, behold,twinsתְאוֹמִ֖יםte.'o.MimH8380were in herwombבְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃be.vit.NahH990.

28And it came to pass, when shetravailedבְלִדְתָּ֖הּve.lid.TahH3205, that the one putoutוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414hishandיָ֑דYadH3027: and themidwifeהַמְיַלֶּ֗דֶתham.ya.Le.detH3205tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947andboundוַתִּקְשֹׁ֨רva.tik.ShorH7194upon hishandיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027a scarletthreadשָׁנִי֙sha.NiH8144,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, This cameoutיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318firstרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ri.sho.NahH7223.

29And it came to pass, as he drewbackכְּמֵשִׁ֣יבke.me.ShivH7725hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027, that, behold, hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251cameoutיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318: and shesaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, How hast thou brokenforthפָּרַ֖צְתָּpa.Ratz.taH6555? thisbreachפָּ֑רֶץPa.retzH6556be upon thee: therefore hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Pharezפָּֽרֶץ׃Pa.retzH6557.

30Andafterwardsוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310cameoutיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251, that had the scarletthreadהַשָּׁנִ֑יha.sha.NiH8144upon hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027: and hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Zarahזָֽרַח׃ סZa.rachH2226.

Commentaries on Genesis 38

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