Genesis 38

Yehudah marries a Kena'ani woman, fathers Shelah, Er, and Onan; after Tamar's husbands Er and Onan die, Yehudah withholds Shelah, so Tamar disguises as a zonah, conceives Peretz and Zerach by Yehudah, who then acknowledges her righteousness.

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Verse 9
knew and he knew Onan Onan Onan that for/because not not his — would be he will come to be the offspring the seed when and he/it became whenever if / whether he went in he came to toward wife woman of of his brother his brother he wasted and he ruined on the ground earthward so as not so as not to to give to give offspring seed to his brother to his brother
וַ/יֵּ֣דַע 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏 vayeda knew and he knew HC/Vqw3ms אוֹנָ֔ן 𐤀𐤅𐤍𐤍 onan Onan Onan Onan HNp כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC לֹּ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 his HR/Sp3ms יִהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh would be he will come to be HVqi3ms הַ/זָּ֑רַע 𐤄/𐤆𐤓𐤏 hazara the offspring the seed HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הָיָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah when and he/it became HC/Vqp3ms אִם 𐤀𐤌 im whenever if / whether HC בָּ֨א 𐤁𐤀 ba he went in he came HVqp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אֵ֤שֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife woman of HNcfsc אָחִי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv of his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/שִׁחֵ֣ת 𐤅/𐤔𐤇𐤕 veshichet he wasted and he ruined HC/Vpp3ms אַ֔רְצָ/ה 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 aretsah on the ground earthward HNcbsa/Sd לְ/בִלְתִּ֥י 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 levileti so as not so as not to HR/C נְתָן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 netan to give to give HVqc זֶ֖רַע 𐤆𐤓𐤏 zera offspring seed HNcmsa לְ/אָחִֽי/ו 𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 leachiv to his brother to his brother HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 11
said and he said Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah to Tamar to Palm-tree to Tamar his daughter-in-law his newly-wed woman remain Sit! a widow widowed woman in the house house-of of your father her father until up to grows up he will grow great Shelah Shelah Shelah my son my son for for/because he said he said lest lest he die he will die also also he he like his brothers like his brothers went and she went Tamar Palm-Tree Tamar and lived and she sat/dwelt in the house house-of of her father her father
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוּדָה֩ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp לְ/תָמָ֨ר 𐤋/𐤕𐤌𐤓 letamar to Tamar to Palm-tree to Tamar HR/Np כַּלָּת֜/וֹ 𐤊𐤋𐤕/𐤅 kalato his daughter-in-law his newly-wed woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms שְׁבִ֧י 𐤔𐤁𐤉 shevi remain Sit! HVqv2fs אַלְמָנָ֣ה 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤄 alemanah a widow widowed woman HNcfsa בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt in the house house-of HNcmsc אָבִ֗י/ךְ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikhe of your father her father HNcmsc/Sp2fs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR יִגְדַּל֙ 𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤋 yigedal grows up he will grow great HVqi3ms שֵׁלָ֣ה 𐤔𐤋𐤄 shelah Shelah Shelah Shelah HNp בְנִ֔/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 veni Bene (Bemba) my son my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אָמַ֔ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar he said he said HVqp3ms פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest HC יָמ֥וּת 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 yamut he die he will die HVqi3ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms כְּ/אֶחָ֑י/ו 𐤊/𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 keechayv like his brothers like his brothers HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וַ/תֵּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤊 vatelekhe went and she went HC/Vqw3fs תָּמָ֔ר 𐤕𐤌𐤓 tamar Tamar Palm-Tree Tamar HNp וַ/תֵּ֖שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤁 vateshev and lived and she sat/dwelt HC/Vqw3fs בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt in the house house-of HNcmsc אָבִֽי/הָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄 aviha of her father her father HNcmsc/Sp3fs
Verse 12
and the days multiplied and they multiplied the days the days and she died and she died daughter daughter of of Shua Shua Shua wife woman of of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah and he was comforted and he was moved to regret Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah and he went up and he caused to ascend to upon sheepshearers shearers of his sheep his flock he he and Hirah and Chirah and Chirah his friend his associate the Adullamite the Adullamite the Adulami Timnah Timnah-ward Timenah
וַ/יִּרְבּוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤅 vayirebu and the days multiplied and they multiplied HC/Vqw3mp הַ/יָּמִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim the days the days HTd/Ncmpa וַ/תָּ֖מָת 𐤅/𐤕𐤌𐤕 vatamat and she died and she died HC/Vqw3fs בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of HNcfsc שׁ֣וּעַ 𐤔𐤅𐤏 shua of Shua Shua Shua HNp אֵֽשֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife woman of HNcfsc יְהוּדָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וַ/יִּנָּ֣חֶם 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤌 vayinachem and he was comforted and he was moved to regret HC/VNw3ms יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah-2 Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וַ/יַּ֜עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 vayaal and he went up and he caused to ascend HC/Vqw3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon HR גֹּֽזֲזֵ֤י 𐤂𐤆𐤆𐤉 gozazey sheepshearers shearers of HVqrmpc צֹאנ/וֹ֙ 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤅 tsono his sheep his flock HNcbsc/Sp3ms ה֗וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms וְ/חִירָ֛ה 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤓𐤄 vechirah and Hirah and Chirah and Chirah HC/Np רֵעֵ֥/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his friend his associate HNcmsc/Sp3ms הָ/עֲדֻלָּמִ֖י 𐤄/𐤏𐤃𐤋𐤌𐤉 haadulami the Adullamite the Adullamite the Adulami HTd/Ngmsa תִּמְנָֽתָ/ה 𐤕𐤌𐤍𐤕/𐤄 timenatah Timnah Timnah-ward Timenah HNp/Sd
Verse 14
she took off and she caused to turn aside the garments garments of of her widowhood her widowhood from upon her from upon her and covered she covered over herself with a veil wrapping-veil and wrapped herself and she enveloped herself and sat and she sat/dwelt at the entrance of at the opening of Enaim Two Springs Eynayim which that-which on upon the way to path of Timnah Timnah-ward Timenah for for/because she saw she saw that for/because had grown up he grew great Shelah Shelah Shelah and she and she not not had been given was given to him — as a wife to a woman
וַ/תָּסַר֩ 𐤅/𐤕𐤎𐤓 vatasar she took off and she caused to turn aside HC/Vhw3fs בִּגְדֵ֨י 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉 bigedey the garments garments of HNcmpc אַלְמְנוּתָ֜/הּ 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕/𐤄 alemenutah of her widowhood her widowhood HNcfsc/Sp3fs מֵֽ/עָלֶ֗י/הָ 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 mealeyha from upon her from upon her HR/R/Sp3fs וַ/תְּכַ֤ס 𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤎 vatekhas and covered she covered over HC/Vpw3fs בַּ/צָּעִיף֙ 𐤁/𐤑𐤏𐤉𐤐 batsaif herself with a veil wrapping-veil HRd/Ncmsa וַ/תִּתְעַלָּ֔ף 𐤅/𐤕𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤐 vatitealaf and wrapped herself and she enveloped herself HC/Vtw3fs וַ/תֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤁 vateshev and sat and she sat/dwelt HC/Vqw3fs בְּ/פֶ֣תַח 𐤁/𐤐𐤕𐤇 befetach at the entrance of at the opening of HR/Ncmsc עֵינַ֔יִם 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 eynayim Enaim Two Springs Eynayim HNp אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR דֶּ֣רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe the way to path of HNcbsc תִּמְנָ֑תָ/ה 𐤕𐤌𐤍𐤕/𐤄 timenatah Timnah Timnah-ward Timenah HNp/Sd כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC רָאֲתָה֙ 𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤄 raatah she saw she saw HVqp3fs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because HC גָדַ֣ל 𐤂𐤃𐤋 gadal had grown up he grew great HVqp3ms שֵׁלָ֔ה 𐤔𐤋𐤄 shelah Shelah Shelah Shelah HNp וְ/הִ֕וא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehiv and she and she HC/Pp3fs לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn נִתְּנָ֥ה 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤄 nitenah had been given was given HVNp3fs ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to him HR/Sp3ms לְ/אִשָּֽׁה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 leishah as a wife to a woman HR/Ncfsa
Verse 16
and he turned aside and he stretched out to her to her by/along toward the road the trodden path and he said and he said come Give! please/I pray please let me come in I will come to you toward you (feminine singular) for for/because not not he knew he knew that for/because his daughter-in-law his bride she was she and she said and she said what what? will you give you will give to me — that for/because you come in you will come to me toward me
וַ/יֵּ֨ט 𐤅/𐤉𐤈 vayet and he turned aside and he stretched out HC/Vqw3ms אֵלֶ֜י/הָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha to her to her HR/Sp3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el by/along toward HR הַ/דֶּ֗רֶךְ 𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊 haderekhe the road the trodden path HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הָֽבָ/ה 𐤄𐤁/𐤄 havah come Give! HVqv2ms/Sh נָּא֙ 𐤍𐤀 na please/I pray please HTj אָב֣וֹא 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤀 avo let me come in I will come HVqh1cs אֵלַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 elayikhe to you toward you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יָדַ֔ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada he knew he knew HVqp3ms כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because HC כַלָּת֖/וֹ 𐤊𐤋𐤕/𐤅 khalato his daughter-in-law his bride HNcfsc/Sp3ms הִ֑וא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv she was she HPp3fs וַ/תֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi תִּתֶּן 𐤕𐤕𐤍 titen will you give you will give HVqi2ms לִּ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki-3 that for/because HC תָב֖וֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo you come in you will come HVqi2ms אֵלָֽ/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me HR/Sp1cs
Verse 18
and he said and he said what what? pledge the pledged security-item that that-which I will give I will give to you — and she said and she said your seal your signet-seal and its cord and your twisted cord and your staff and your staff that that-which in your hand in your hand so he gave and he gave to her — and he went in and he came to her to her and she conceived and she conceived by him —
וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms מָ֣ה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi הָֽ/עֵרָבוֹן֮ 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤍 haeravon pledge the pledged security-item HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr אֶתֶּן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten I will give I will give HVqi1cs לָּ/ךְ֒ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you HR/Sp2fs וַ/תֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs חֹתָֽמְ/ךָ֙ 𐤇𐤕𐤌/𐤊 chotamekha your seal your signet-seal HNcmsc/Sp2ms וּ/פְתִילֶ֔/ךָ 𐤅/𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤋/𐤊 ufetilekha and its cord and your twisted cord HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וּ/מַטְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤌𐤈/𐤊 umatekha and your staff and your staff HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr בְּ/יָדֶ֑/ךָ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊 beyadekha in your hand in your hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms וַ/יִּתֶּן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten so he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms לָּ֛/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her HR/Sp3fs וַ/יָּבֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and he went in and he came HC/Vqw3ms אֵלֶ֖י/הָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha to her to her HR/Sp3fs וַ/תַּ֥הַר 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤓 vatahar and she conceived and she conceived HC/Vqw3fs לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo by him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 21
he asked and he asked [direct object marker] object-marker the men men of of her place her standing-place saying to say where where? the cult prostitute the consecrated woman [is] she she at Enaim Two Springs in Eynayim at upon the roadside the trodden path and they said and they said no not has been she became here in this prostitute consecrated woman
וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֞ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 vayisheal he asked and he asked HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אַנְשֵׁ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey the men men of HNcmpc מְקֹמָ/הּ֙ 𐤌𐤒𐤌/𐤄 meqomah of her place her standing-place HNcmsc/Sp3fs לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc אַיֵּ֧ה 𐤀𐤉𐤄 ayeh where where? HTi הַ/קְּדֵשָׁ֛ה 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤄 haqedeshah the cult prostitute the consecrated woman HTd/Ncfsa הִ֥וא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv [is] she she HPp3fs בָ/עֵינַ֖יִם 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 vaeynayim at Enaim Two Springs in Eynayim HRd/Np עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon HR הַ/דָּ֑רֶךְ 𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊 hadarekhe the roadside the trodden path HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo no not HTn הָיְתָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 hayetah has been she became HVqp3fs בָ/זֶ֖ה 𐤁/𐤆𐤄 vazeh here in this HR/Pdxms קְדֵשָֽׁה 𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤄 qedeshah prostitute consecrated woman HAafsa
Verse 24
And it came to pass and he became about three as from three months new-moons was told and it was made known to Judah to Yah-is-praised to Yehudah saying to say has played the harlot she committed prostitution Tamar Palm-Tree Tamar your daughter-in-law your newly-married woman and moreover and also behold Look! she is pregnant pregnant by harlotry to habitual fornications And said and he said Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah Bring her out bring her out and let her be burned and she will be burned up
וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became HC/Vqw3ms כְּ/מִ/שְׁלֹ֣שׁ 𐤊/𐤌/𐤔𐤋𐤔 kemishelosh about three as from three HR/R/Acfsc חֳדָשִׁ֗ים 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 chodashim Umwenshi (Bemba) months new-moons HNcmpa וַ/יֻּגַּ֨ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃 vayugad was told and it was made known HC/VHw3ms לִֽ/יהוּדָ֤ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 lihudah to Judah to Yah-is-praised to Yehudah HR/Np לֵֽ/אמֹר֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc זָֽנְתָה֙ 𐤆𐤍𐤕𐤄 zanetah has played the harlot she committed prostitution HVqp3fs תָּמָ֣ר 𐤕𐤌𐤓 tamar Tamar Palm-Tree Tamar HNp כַּלָּתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤊𐤋𐤕/𐤊 kalatekha your daughter-in-law your newly-married woman HNcfsc/Sp2ms וְ/גַ֛ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and moreover and also HC/Ta הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold Look! HTm הָרָ֖ה 𐤄𐤓𐤄 harah she is pregnant pregnant HAafsa לִ/זְנוּנִ֑ים 𐤋/𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 lizenunim by harlotry to habitual fornications HR/Ncmpa וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp הוֹצִיא֖וּ/הָ 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀𐤅/𐤄 hotsiuha Bring her out bring her out HVhv2mp/Sp3fs וְ/תִשָּׂרֵֽף 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤓𐤐 vetisaref and let her be burned and she will be burned up HC/VNi3fs
Verse 25
she she was being brought out being brought out and she and she sent she sent to toward her father-in-law her father-in-law saying to say by the man to a man whose that-which these these ones belong — I I myself am pregnant pregnant and she said and she said discern Recognize! please please whose to whom? the signet the seal and the cords and the twisted cords and the staff and the staff these these ones
הִ֣וא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv she she HPp3fs מוּצֵ֗את 𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤀𐤕 mutset was being brought out being brought out HVHsfsa וְ/הִ֨יא 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤀 vehi and she and she HC/Pp3fs שָׁלְחָ֤ה 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤄 shalechah sent she sent HVqp3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR חָמִ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤇𐤌𐤉/𐤄 chamiha her father-in-law her father-in-law HNcmsc/Sp3fs לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc לְ/אִישׁ֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 leish by the man to a man HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whose that-which HTr אֵ֣לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones HPdxcp לּ֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo belong HR/Sp3ms אָנֹכִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs הָרָ֑ה 𐤄𐤓𐤄 harah am pregnant pregnant HAafsa וַ/תֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs הַכֶּר 𐤄𐤊𐤓 haker discern Recognize! HVhv2ms נָ֔א 𐤍𐤀 na please please HTe לְ/מִ֞י 𐤋/𐤌𐤉 lemi whose to whom? HR/Ti הַ/חֹתֶ֧מֶת 𐤄/𐤇𐤕𐤌𐤕 hachotemet the signet the seal HTd/Ncfsa וְ/הַ/פְּתִילִ֛ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 vehapetilim and the cords and the twisted cords HC/Td/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/מַּטֶּ֖ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤈𐤄 vehamateh and the staff and the staff HC/Td/Ncmsa הָ/אֵֽלֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp
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