Genesis 38
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- 1Now at that time, Judah went away from his brothers and became the friend of a man of Adullam named Hirah.
- 2And there he saw the daughter of a certain man of Canaan named Shua, and took her as his wife.
- 3And she gave birth to a son, and he gave him the name Er.
- 4And again she gave birth to a son, and he gave him the name Onan.
- 5Then she had another son, to whom she gave the name Shelah; she was at Chezib when the birth took place.
- 6And Judah took a wife for his first son Er, and her name was Tamar.
- 7Now Er, Judah's first son, did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death.
- 8Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife and do what it is right for a husband's brother to do; make her your wife and get offspring for your brother.
- 9But Onan, seeing that the offspring would not be his, went in to his brother's wife, but let his seed go on to the earth, so that he might not get offspring for 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 what he did was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death, like his brother.
- 11Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, Go back to your father's house and keep yourself as a widow till my son Shelah becomes a man: for he had in his mind the thought that death might come to him as it had come to his brothers. So Tamar went bac(possibly incomplete in the source)
- 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 after a time, Bath-shua, Judah's wife, came to her end; and after Judah was comforted for her loss, he went to Timnah, where they were cutting the wool of his sheep, and his friend Hirah of Adullam went with him.
- 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 when Tamar had news that her father-in-law was going up to Timnah to the wool-cutting,
- 14She took off her widow's clothing, and covering herself with her veil, she took her seat near Enaim on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was now a man, but she had not been made his 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 took her to be a loose woman of the town, because her face was covered.
- 16And turning to her by the roadside, he said to her, Let me come in to you; for he had no idea that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will you give me as my price?
- 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 give you a young goat from the flock. And she said, What will you give me as a sign till you 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 would you have? And she said, Your ring and its cord and the stick in your hand. So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she became with child by him.
- 19Then she got up and went away and took off her veil and put on her widow's clothing.
- וַתָּ֣קָם
- וַתֵּ֔לֶךְ
- וַתָּ֥סַר
- צְעִיפָ֖הּ
- מֵעָלֶ֑יהָ
- וַתִּלְבַּ֖שׁ
- בִּגְדֵ֥י
- בִּגְדֵ֥יbig.Dei[the] clothes ofH0899B
- אַלְמְנוּתָֽהּ׃
- 20Then Judah sent his friend Hirah with the young goat, to get back the things which he had given as a sign to the woman: but she was not there.
- 21And he put questions to the men of the place, saying, Where is the loose woman who was in Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There was no such woman there.
- 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
- 22So he went back to Judah, and said, I have not seen her, and the men of the place say that there is no such woman there.
- 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 keep the things, so that we may not be shamed; I sent the young goat, but you did not see the woman.
- 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׃
- 24Now about three months after this, word came to Judah that Tamar, his daughter-in-law, had been acting like a loose woman and was with child. And Judah said, Take her out and let her be burned.
- 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׃
- 25And while she was being taken out, she sent word to her father-in-law, saying, The man whose property these things are, is the father of my child: say then, whose are this ring and this cord and this stick?
- 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
- 26Then Judah said openly that they were his, and said, She is more upright than I am, for I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he had no more connection with her.
- 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 when the time came for her to give birth, it was clear that there were two children in her body.
- 28And while she was in the act of giving birth, one of them put out his hand; and the woman who was with her put a red thread round his hand, saying, This one came out first.
- 29But then he took his hand back again, and his brother came first to birth: and the woman said, What an opening you have made for yourself! So he was named Perez.
- 30And then his brother came out, with the red thread round his hand, and he was named Zerah.
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