Genesis 38
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- 1And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
- 2And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. And he took her, and went in unto her.
- 3And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
- 4And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
- 5And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
- 6And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.
- 7And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah. And Jehovah slew him.
- 8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
- 9And Onan knew that the seed would not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother.
- וַיֵּ֣דַע
- אוֹנָ֔ן
- אוֹנָ֔ן'o.NanOnanH0209
- כִּ֛י
- כִּ֛יkithatH3588A
- לֹּ֥א
- לֹּ֥אlo'notH3808
- ל֖וֹ
- יִהְיֶ֣ה
- יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will belongH1961
- הַזָּ֑רַע
- וְהָיָ֞ה
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- בָּ֨א
- בָּ֨אba'he wentH0935G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-intoH0413
- אֵ֤שֶׁת
- אֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife ofH0802H
- אָחִיו֙
- וְשִׁחֵ֣ת
- אַ֔רְצָה
- לְבִלְתִּ֥י
- נְתָן־
- נְתָןne.ton-to giveH5414G
- זֶ֖רַע
- זֶ֖רַעZe.ra'offspringH2233H
- לְאָחִֽיו׃
- 10And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and he slew him also.
- 11Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- יְהוּדָה֩
- יְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- לְתָמָ֨ר
- כַּלָּת֜וֹ
- שְׁבִ֧י
- שְׁבִ֧יshe.VidwellH3427
- אַלְמָנָ֣ה
- אַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.Naha widowH0490
- בֵית־
- בֵיתveit-[the] house ofH1004M
- אָבִ֗יךְ
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-untilH5704
- יִגְדַּל֙
- יִגְדַּל֙yig.Dalhe will grow upH1431
- שֵׁלָ֣ה
- שֵׁלָ֣הshe.LahShelahH7956
- בְנִ֔י
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- אָמַ֔ר
- אָמַ֔ר'a.Marhe saidH0559
- פֶּן־
- פֶּןpen-lestH6435
- יָמ֥וּת
- יָמ֥וּתya.Muthe should dieH4191
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-alsoH1571
- ה֖וּא
- ה֖וּאhu'heH1931
- כְּאֶחָ֑יו
- וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ
- תָּמָ֔ר
- תָּמָ֔רta.MarTamarH8559G
- וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב
- בֵּ֥ית
- בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004M
- אָבִֽיהָ׃
- 12And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
- וַיִּרְבּוּ֙
- הַיָּמִ֔ים
- וַתָּ֖מָת
- בַּת־
- בַּתbat-[the] daughter ofH1323G
- שׁ֣וּעַ
- שׁ֣וּעַShu.a'ShuaH7770
- אֵֽשֶׁת־
- אֵֽשֶׁת'e.shet-[the] wife ofH0802H
- יְהוּדָ֑ה
- יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם
- יְהוּדָ֗ה
- יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- וַיַּ֜עַל
- עַל־
- עַל'al-toH5921A
- גֹּֽזֲזֵ֤י
- גֹּֽזֲזֵ֤יgo.za.Zei[the] shearers ofH1494
- צֹאנוֹ֙
- ה֗וּא
- ה֗וּאHu'heH1931
- וְחִירָ֛ה
- רֵעֵ֥הוּ
- הָעֲדֻלָּמִ֖י
- תִּמְנָֽתָה׃
- 13And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.
- 14And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given unto him to wife.
- וַתָּסַר֩
- בִּגְדֵ֨י
- בִּגְדֵ֨יbig.Dei[the] clothes ofH0899B
- אַלְמְנוּתָ֜הּ
- מֵֽעָלֶ֗יהָ
- וַתְּכַ֤ס
- בַּצָּעִיף֙
- וַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ף
- וַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙
- בְּפֶ֣תַח
- עֵינַ֔יִם
- עֵינַ֔יִם'ei.Na.yimEnaimH5879G
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- עַל־
- עַל'al-[is] onH5921A
- דֶּ֣רֶךְ
- דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh[the] road ofH1870K
- תִּמְנָ֑תָה
- כִּ֤י
- כִּ֤יkiforH3588A
- רָאֲתָה֙
- רָאֲתָה֙ra.'a.Tahshe had seenH7200G
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-thatH3588A
- גָדַ֣ל
- גָדַ֣לga.Dalhe had grown upH1431
- שֵׁלָ֔ה
- שֵׁלָ֔הshe.LahShelahH7956
- וְהִ֕וא
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- נִתְּנָ֥ה
- נִתְּנָ֥הni.te.Nahshe had been givenH5414O
- ל֖וֹ
- לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
- 15When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.
- 16And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee: for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?
- וַיֵּ֨ט
- אֵלֶ֜יהָ
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הַדֶּ֗רֶךְ
- וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
- הָֽבָה־
- נָּא֙
- נָּא֙na'pleaseH4994
- אָב֣וֹא
- אָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'let me goH0935G
- אֵלַ֔יִךְ
- כִּ֚י
- כִּ֚יkiforH3588A
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- יָדַ֔ע
- יָדַ֔עya.Da'he knewH3045
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkithatH3588A
- כַלָּת֖וֹ
- הִ֑וא
- הִ֑ואhi'sheH1931
- וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙
- מַה־
- מַהmah-what?H4100
- תִּתֶּן־
- תִּתֶּןti.ten-will you giveH5414G
- לִּ֔י
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkithatH3588A
- תָב֖וֹא
- תָב֖וֹאta.Vo'you will comeH0935G
- אֵלָֽי׃
- 17And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?
- וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
- אָנֹכִ֛י
- אָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiIH0595
- אֲשַׁלַּ֥ח
- אֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachI will sendH7971G
- גְּדִֽי־
- גְּדִֽיge.di-a kid ofH1423
- עִזִּ֖ים
- עִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimgoatsH5795
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- הַצֹּ֑אן
- וַתֹּ֕אמֶר
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- תִּתֵּ֥ן
- תִּתֵּ֥ןti.Tenyou will giveH5414G
- עֵרָב֖וֹן
- עֵרָב֖וֹןe.ra.Vona pledgeH6162
- עַ֥ד
- עַ֥ד'aduntilH5704
- שָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃
- 18And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
- 19And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
- וַתָּ֣קָם
- וַתֵּ֔לֶךְ
- וַתָּ֥סַר
- צְעִיפָ֖הּ
- מֵעָלֶ֑יהָ
- וַתִּלְבַּ֖שׁ
- בִּגְדֵ֥י
- בִּגְדֵ֥יbig.Dei[the] clothes ofH0899B
- אַלְמְנוּתָֽהּ׃
- 20And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.
- 21Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There hath been no prostitute here.
- וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אַנְשֵׁ֤י
- אַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.Shei[the] men ofH0582
- מְקֹמָהּ֙
- לֵאמֹ֔ר
- אַיֵּ֧ה
- אַיֵּ֧ה'ai.Yehwhere?H0346
- הַקְּדֵשָׁ֛ה
- הִ֥וא
- הִ֥ואhi'sheH1931
- בָעֵינַ֖יִם
- עַל־
- עַל'al-atH5921A
- הַדָּ֑רֶךְ
- וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- הָיְתָ֥ה
- הָיְתָ֥הha.ye.Tahshe wasH1961
- בָזֶ֖ה
- קְדֵשָֽׁה׃
- קְדֵשָֽׁהke.de.Shaha cult prostituteH6948
- 22And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, There hath been no prostitute here.
- וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- יְהוּדָ֔ה
- יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- מְצָאתִ֑יהָ
- וְגַ֨ם
- אַנְשֵׁ֤י
- אַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.Shei[the] men ofH0582
- הַמָּקוֹם֙
- אָֽמְר֔וּ
- אָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.Ruthey saidH0559
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- הָיְתָ֥ה
- הָיְתָ֥הha.ye.Tahshe wasH1961
- בָזֶ֖ה
- קְדֵשָֽׁה׃
- קְדֵשָֽׁהke.de.Shaha cult prostituteH6948
- 23And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
- יְהוּדָה֙
- יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- תִּֽקַּֽח־
- תִּֽקַּֽחti.kach-let her take [them]H3947G
- לָ֔הּ
- פֶּ֖ן
- פֶּ֖ןpenlestH6435
- נִהְיֶ֣ה
- נִהְיֶ֣הnih.Yehwe should becomeH1961
- לָב֑וּז
- הִנֵּ֤ה
- הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehthere!H2009
- שָׁלַ֙חְתִּי֙
- שָׁלַ֙חְתִּי֙sha.Lach.tiI sentH7971G
- הַגְּדִ֣י
- הַזֶּ֔ה
- וְאַתָּ֖ה
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- מְצָאתָֽהּ׃
- 24And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
- וַיְהִ֣י׀
- כְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁ
- חֳדָשִׁ֗ים
- חֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimmonthsH2320G
- וַיֻּגַּ֨ד
- לִֽיהוּדָ֤ה
- לֵֽאמֹר֙
- זָֽנְתָה֙
- זָֽנְתָה֙za.ne.Tahshe has acted as a prostituteH2181
- תָּמָ֣ר
- תָּמָ֣רta.MarTamarH8559G
- כַּלָּתֶ֔ךָ
- וְגַ֛ם
- הִנֵּ֥ה
- הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehhere!H2009
- הָרָ֖ה
- הָרָ֖הha.Rah[she is] pregnantH2030A
- לִזְנוּנִ֑ים
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- יְהוּדָ֔ה
- יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- הוֹצִיא֖וּהָ
- וְתִשָּׂרֵֽף׃
- 25When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and the cords, and the staff.
- הִ֣וא
- הִ֣ואhi'sheH1931
- מוּצֵ֗את
- מוּצֵ֗אתmu.Tzet[was being] brought outH3318H
- וְהִ֨יא
- שָׁלְחָ֤ה
- שָׁלְחָ֤הshal.Chahshe sentH7971G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- חָמִ֙יהָ֙
- לֵאמֹ֔ר
- לְאִישׁ֙
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whomH0834A
- אֵ֣לֶּה
- אֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehtheseH0428
- לּ֔וֹ
- אָנֹכִ֖י
- אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiIH0595
- הָרָ֑ה
- הָרָ֑הha.Rah[am] pregnantH2030A
- וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙
- הַכֶּר־
- הַכֶּרha.ker-investigateH5234A
- נָ֔א
- נָ֔אNa'pleaseH4994
- לְמִ֞י
- הַחֹתֶ֧מֶת
- וְהַפְּתִילִ֛ים
- וְהַמַּטֶּ֖ה
- הָאֵֽלֶּה׃
- הִ֣וא
- 26And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous than I; forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
- וַיַּכֵּ֣ר
- יְהוּדָ֗ה
- יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
- צָֽדְקָ֣ה
- צָֽדְקָ֣הtza.de.Kahshe is righteousH6663
- מִמֶּ֔נִּי
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588C
- עַל־
- עַל'al-sinceH5921B
- כֵּ֥ן
- כֵּ֥ןken<thus>H3651B
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- נְתַתִּ֖יהָ
- לְשֵׁלָ֣ה
- בְנִ֑י
- וְלֹֽא־
- יָסַ֥ף
- יָסַ֥ףya.Safhe repeatedH3254G
- ע֖וֹד
- ע֖וֹדodagainH5750
- לְדַעְתָּֽה׃
- 27And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
- 28And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
- 29And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself? Therefore his name was called Perez.
- 30And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zerah.
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