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Genesis 38:1-12

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.

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