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Genesis 38:7-11

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.

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