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Genesis 38:1-5

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.

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