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Genesis 38:24-29

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.

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