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 1
And it came about and he became and it came about at that at the appointed time at that time time that one that time went down and he descended and he went down Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah from from beside from his brothers his brothers his brothers and turned aside and he stretched out and he turned aside to up to up to a certain man man a man Adullamite Adullamite Adulami whose name and his name and his name was Hirah Chirah Chirah
וַֽ/יְהִי֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came about and he became and it came about HC/Vqw3ms בָּ/עֵ֣ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet at that at the appointed time at that time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֔וא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahiv time that one that time HTd/Pp3fs וַ/יֵּ֥רֶד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 vayered went down and he descended and he went down HC/Vqw3ms יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp מֵ/אֵ֣ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from from beside from HR/R אֶחָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 echayv his brothers his brothers his brothers HNcmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יֵּ֛ט 𐤅/𐤉𐤈 vayet and turned aside and he stretched out and he turned aside HC/Vqw3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to up to HR אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a certain man man a man HNcmsa עֲדֻלָּמִ֖י 𐤏𐤃𐤋𐤌𐤉 adulami Adullamite Adullamite Adulami HNgmsa וּ/שְׁמ֥/וֹ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌/𐤅 ushemo whose name and his name and his name HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms חִירָֽה 𐤇𐤉𐤓𐤄 chirah was Hirah Chirah Chirah HNp
Verse 9
knew and he knew and he knew Onan Onan Onan that for/because that not not not his — for him would be he will come to be would be the offspring the seed the seed when and he/it became and he/it was whenever if / whether whenever he went in he came he went in to toward to wife woman of woman of of his brother his brother his brother he wasted and he ruined and he ruined on the ground earthward earthward so as not so as not to so as not to to give to give to give offspring seed seed to his brother to his brother to his brother
וַ/יֵּ֣דַע 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏 vayeda knew and he knew and he knew HC/Vqw3ms אוֹנָ֔ן 𐤀𐤅𐤍𐤍 onan Onan Onan Onan HNp כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC לֹּ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 his for him HR/Sp3ms יִהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh would be he will come to be would be HVqi3ms הַ/זָּ֑רַע 𐤄/𐤆𐤓𐤏 hazara the offspring the seed the seed HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הָיָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah when and he/it became and he/it was HC/Vqp3ms אִם 𐤀𐤌 im whenever if / whether whenever HC בָּ֨א 𐤁𐤀 ba he went in he came he went in HVqp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR אֵ֤שֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife woman of woman of HNcfsc אָחִי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv of his brother his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/שִׁחֵ֣ת 𐤅/𐤔𐤇𐤕 veshichet he wasted and he ruined and he ruined HC/Vpp3ms אַ֔רְצָ/ה 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 aretsah Ayé (Yoruba) on the ground earthward earthward HNcbsa/Sd לְ/בִלְתִּ֥י 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 levileti so as not so as not to so as not to HR/C נְתָן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 netan to give to give to give HVqc זֶ֖רַע 𐤆𐤓𐤏 zera offspring seed seed HNcmsa לְ/אָחִֽי/ו 𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 leachiv to his brother to his brother to his brother HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 11
said and he said and he said Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah to Tamar to Palm-tree to Tamar his daughter-in-law his newly-wed woman his daughter-in-law remain Sit! Dwell! a widow widowed woman widowed woman in the house house-of in the house of of your father her father your father until up to until grows up he will grow great he will grow great Shelah Shelah Shelah my son my son my son for for/because for he said he said he said lest lest lest he die he will die he will die also also also he he he like his brothers like his brothers like his brothers went and she went and she went Tamar Palm-Tree Tamar and lived and she sat/dwelt and she dwelt in the house house-of in the house of of her father her father her father
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer said and he 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 his daughter-in-law HNcfsc/Sp3ms שְׁבִ֧י 𐤔𐤁𐤉 shevi remain Sit! Dwell! HVqv2fs אַלְמָנָ֣ה 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤄 alemanah a widow widowed woman widowed woman HNcfsa בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt in the house house-of in the house of HNcmsc אָבִ֗י/ךְ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikhe of your father her father your father HNcmsc/Sp2fs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR יִגְדַּל֙ 𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤋 yigedal grows up he will grow great he will grow great HVqi3ms שֵׁלָ֣ה 𐤔𐤋𐤄 shelah Shelah Shelah Shelah HNp בְנִ֔/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 veni Bene (Bemba) my son my son my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC אָמַ֔ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar he said he said he said HVqp3ms פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest lest HC יָמ֥וּת 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 yamut he die he will die he will die HVqi3ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HTa ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms כְּ/אֶחָ֑י/ו 𐤊/𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 keechayv like his brothers like his brothers like his brothers HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וַ/תֵּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤊 vatelekhe went and she 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 and she dwelt HC/Vqw3fs בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt in the house house-of in the house of HNcmsc אָבִֽי/הָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄 aviha of her father her father her father HNcmsc/Sp3fs
Verse 12
and the days multiplied and they multiplied and the days multiplied the days the days the days and she died and she died and she died daughter daughter of daughter of Shua Shua Shua wife woman of woman of of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah and he was comforted and he was moved to regret and he was comforted Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah and he went up and he caused to ascend and he went up to upon to sheepshearers shearers of shearers of his sheep his flock his flock he he he and Hirah and Chirah and Chirah his friend his associate his associate the Adullamite the Adullamite the Adulami Timnah Timnah-ward Timenah
וַ/יִּרְבּוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤅 vayirebu and the days multiplied and they multiplied and the days multiplied HC/Vqw3mp הַ/יָּמִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim the days the days the days HTd/Ncmpa וַ/תָּ֖מָת 𐤅/𐤕𐤌𐤕 vatamat and she died and she died and she died HC/Vqw3fs בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of daughter HNcfsc שׁ֣וּעַ 𐤔𐤅𐤏 shua of Shua Shua Shua HNp אֵֽשֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife woman of 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 and he was comforted HC/VNw3ms יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah-2 Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וַ/יַּ֜עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 vayaal Aleya (Bemba) and he went up and he caused to ascend and he went up HC/Vqw3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon to HR גֹּֽזֲזֵ֤י 𐤂𐤆𐤆𐤉 gozazey sheepshearers shearers of shearers of HVqrmpc צֹאנ/וֹ֙ 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤅 tsono his sheep his flock his flock HNcbsc/Sp3ms ה֗וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he 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 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 and she removed the garments garments of garments of of her widowhood her widowhood her widowhood from upon her from upon her from upon her and covered she covered over and she covered over herself with a veil wrapping-veil with a wrapping-veil and wrapped herself and she enveloped herself and she enveloped herself and sat and she sat/dwelt and she sat at the entrance of at the opening of in the entrance of Enaim Two Springs Eynayim which that-which which on upon upon the way to path of way of Timnah Timnah-ward Timenah for for/because for she saw she saw she saw that for/because that had grown up he grew great he grew great Shelah Shelah Shelah and she and she and she not not had not had been given was given was given to him — to him as a wife to a woman as a wife
וַ/תָּסַר֩ 𐤅/𐤕𐤎𐤓 vatasar she took off and she caused to turn aside and she removed HC/Vhw3fs בִּגְדֵ֨י 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉 bigedey the garments garments of garments of HNcmpc אַלְמְנוּתָ֜/הּ 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕/𐤄 alemenutah of her widowhood her widowhood her widowhood HNcfsc/Sp3fs מֵֽ/עָלֶ֗י/הָ 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 mealeyha from upon her from upon her from upon her HR/R/Sp3fs וַ/תְּכַ֤ס 𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤎 vatekhas and covered she covered over and she covered over HC/Vpw3fs בַּ/צָּעִיף֙ 𐤁/𐤑𐤏𐤉𐤐 batsaif herself with a veil wrapping-veil with a wrapping-veil HRd/Ncmsa וַ/תִּתְעַלָּ֔ף 𐤅/𐤕𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤐 vatitealaf and wrapped herself and she enveloped herself and she enveloped herself HC/Vtw3fs וַ/תֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤁 vateshev and sat and she sat/dwelt and she sat HC/Vqw3fs בְּ/פֶ֣תַח 𐤁/𐤐𐤕𐤇 befetach at the entrance of at the opening of in the entrance of HR/Ncmsc עֵינַ֔יִם 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 eynayim Enaim Two Springs Eynayim HNp אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR דֶּ֣רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe the way to path of way of HNcbsc תִּמְנָ֑תָ/ה 𐤕𐤌𐤍𐤕/𐤄 timenatah Timnah Timnah-ward Timenah HNp/Sd כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC רָאֲתָה֙ 𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤄 raatah she saw she saw she saw HVqp3fs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because that HC גָדַ֣ל 𐤂𐤃𐤋 gadal had grown up he grew great he grew great HVqp3ms שֵׁלָ֔ה 𐤔𐤋𐤄 shelah Shelah Shelah Shelah HNp וְ/הִ֕וא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehiv and she and she and she HC/Pp3fs לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not had not HTn נִתְּנָ֥ה 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤄 nitenah had been given was given was given HVNp3fs ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to him to him HR/Sp3ms לְ/אִשָּֽׁה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 leishah as a wife to a woman as a wife HR/Ncfsa
Verse 16
and he turned aside and he stretched out and he turned aside to her to her to her by/along toward toward the road the trodden path the trodden way and he said and he said and he said come Give! Give please/I pray please please let me come in I will come I will come to you toward you (feminine singular) toward you (feminine singular) for for/because for/because not not not he knew he knew he knew that for/because that his daughter-in-law his bride his daughter-in-law she was she she and she said and she said and she said what what? what? will you give you will give you will give to me — to me that for/because that you come in you will come you will come to me toward me toward me
וַ/יֵּ֨ט 𐤅/𐤉𐤈 vayet and he turned aside and he stretched out and he turned aside HC/Vqw3ms אֵלֶ֜י/הָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha to her to her to her HR/Sp3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el by/along toward toward HR הַ/דֶּ֗רֶךְ 𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊 haderekhe the road the trodden path the trodden way HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הָֽבָ/ה 𐤄𐤁/𐤄 havah come Give! Give HVqv2ms/Sh נָּא֙ 𐤍𐤀 na please/I pray please please HTj אָב֣וֹא 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤀 avo let me come in I will come I will come HVqh1cs אֵלַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 elayikhe to you toward you (feminine singular) toward you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יָדַ֔ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada he knew he knew he knew HVqp3ms כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because that HC כַלָּת֖/וֹ 𐤊𐤋𐤕/𐤅 khalato his daughter-in-law his bride his daughter-in-law HNcfsc/Sp3ms הִ֑וא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv she was she she HPp3fs וַ/תֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? what? HTi תִּתֶּן 𐤕𐤕𐤍 titen will you give you will give you will give HVqi2ms לִּ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me to me HR/Sp1cs כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki-3 that for/because that HC תָב֖וֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo you come in you will come you will come HVqi2ms אֵלָֽ/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me toward me HR/Sp1cs
Verse 18
and he said and he said and he said what what? what is pledge the pledged security-item the pledged security-item that that-which that which I will give I will give I will give to you — to you and she said and she said and she said your seal your signet-seal your signet-seal and its cord and your twisted cord and your twisted cord and your staff and your staff and your staff that that-which that which in your hand in your hand in your hand so he gave and he gave and he gave to her — to her and he went in and he came and he came to to her to her her and she conceived and she conceived and she conceived by him — by him
וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms מָ֣ה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? what is HTi הָֽ/עֵרָבוֹן֮ 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤍 haeravon pledge the pledged security-item the pledged security-item HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr אֶתֶּן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten I will give I will give I will give HVqi1cs לָּ/ךְ֒ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you to you HR/Sp2fs וַ/תֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs חֹתָֽמְ/ךָ֙ 𐤇𐤕𐤌/𐤊 chotamekha your seal your signet-seal your signet-seal HNcmsc/Sp2ms וּ/פְתִילֶ֔/ךָ 𐤅/𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤋/𐤊 ufetilekha and its cord and your twisted cord and your twisted cord HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וּ/מַטְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤌𐤈/𐤊 umatekha mat-taw' (Akan Twi) and your staff and your staff and your staff HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which that which HTr בְּ/יָדֶ֑/ךָ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊 beyadekha in your hand in your hand in your hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms וַ/יִּתֶּן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten so he gave and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms לָּ֛/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her to her HR/Sp3fs וַ/יָּבֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and he went in and he came and he came to HC/Vqw3ms אֵלֶ֖י/הָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha to her to her her HR/Sp3fs וַ/תַּ֥הַר 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤓 vatahar and she conceived and she conceived and she conceived HC/Vqw3fs לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo by him by him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 20
sent and he dispatched and he sent Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah - object-marker [·] young goat young goat young goat of the goats the she-goats the she-goats by the hand of by the hand of in the hand of his friend his associate his associate the Adullamite the Adullamite the Adulami to take to take to take the pledge the pledged security-item the pledged security-item from the hand of from hand of from hand of the woman the woman the woman and not and not and not he found her he found her he found her
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach sent and he dispatched and he sent HC/Vqw3ms יְהוּדָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo גְּדִ֣י 𐤂𐤃𐤉 gedi young goat young goat young goat HNcmsc הָֽ/עִזִּ֗ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤌 haizim of the goats the she-goats the she-goats HTd/Ncfpa בְּ/יַד֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand of by the hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc רֵעֵ֣/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his friend his associate his associate HNcmsc/Sp3ms הָֽ/עֲדֻלָּמִ֔י 𐤄/𐤏𐤃𐤋𐤌𐤉 haadulami the Adullamite the Adullamite the Adulami HTd/Ngmsa לָ/קַ֥חַת 𐤋/𐤒𐤇𐤕 laqachat to take to take to take HR/Vqc הָ/עֵרָב֖וֹן 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤍 haeravon the pledge the pledged security-item the pledged security-item HTd/Ncmsa מִ/יַּ֣ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand of from hand of from hand of HR/Ncbsc הָ/אִשָּׁ֑ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa וְ/לֹ֖א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn מְצָאָֽ/הּ 𐤌𐤑𐤀/𐤄 metsaah he found her he found her he found her HVqp3ms/Sp3fs
Verse 21
he asked and he asked and he asked [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the men men of men of of her place her standing-place her place saying to say to say where where? where? the cult prostitute the consecrated woman the consecrated woman [is] she she she at Enaim Two Springs in Eynayim at upon upon the roadside the trodden path the way and they said and they said and they said no not not has been she became she was here in this in this prostitute consecrated woman temple prostitute woman
וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֞ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 vayisheal he asked and he asked and he asked HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo אַנְשֵׁ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey the men men of men of HNcmpc מְקֹמָ/הּ֙ 𐤌𐤒𐤌/𐤄 meqomah of her place her standing-place her place HNcmsc/Sp3fs לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc אַיֵּ֧ה 𐤀𐤉𐤄 ayeh where where? where? HTi הַ/קְּדֵשָׁ֛ה 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤄 haqedeshah the cult prostitute the consecrated woman the consecrated woman HTd/Ncfsa הִ֥וא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv [is] she she she HPp3fs בָ/עֵינַ֖יִם 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 vaeynayim at Enaim Two Springs in Eynayim HRd/Np עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon upon HR הַ/דָּ֑רֶךְ 𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊 hadarekhe the roadside the trodden path the way HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo no not not HTn הָיְתָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 hayetah has been she became she was HVqp3fs בָ/זֶ֖ה 𐤁/𐤆𐤄 vazeh here in this in this HR/Pdxms קְדֵשָֽׁה 𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤄 qedeshah prostitute consecrated woman temple prostitute woman HAafsa
Verse 23
And said and he said and he said Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah let her take you will take let her take for herself — for herself lest lest lest we become we will become we will be a laughingstock for contempt for contempt behold Look! look I sent I dispatched I sent the young goat the young goat the young goat this this one this one and you and you (masculine singular) and you not not not have found her you found her have found her
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp תִּֽקַּֽח 𐤕𐤒𐤇 tiqach let her take you will take let her take HVqi3fs לָ֔/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah for herself for herself HR/Sp3fs פֶּ֖ן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest lest HC נִהְיֶ֣ה 𐤍𐤄𐤉𐤄 niheyeh we become we will become we will be HVqi1cp לָ/ב֑וּז 𐤋/𐤁𐤅𐤆 lavuz a laughingstock for contempt for contempt HR/Ncmsa הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) behold Look! look HTm שָׁלַ֨חְתִּי֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤕𐤉 shalacheti I sent I dispatched I sent HVqp1cs הַ/גְּדִ֣י 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤉 hagedi the young goat the young goat the young goat HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this one HTd/Pdxms וְ/אַתָּ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah and you and you (masculine singular) and you HC/Pp2ms לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn מְצָאתָֽ/הּ 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕/𐤄 metsatah have found her you found her have found her HVqp2ms/Sp3fs
Verse 24
And it came to pass and he became and it happened about three as from three about three months new-moons new-moons was told and it was made known and it was declared to Judah to Yah-is-praised to Yehudah saying to say to say has played the harlot she committed prostitution she prostituted herself Tamar Palm-Tree Tamar your daughter-in-law your newly-married woman your daughter-in-law and moreover and also and also behold Look! look she is pregnant pregnant pregnant by harlotry to habitual fornications by harlotry And said and he said and he said Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah Bring her out bring her out bring her out and let her be burned and she will be burned up and let her be burned
וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became and it happened HC/Vqw3ms כְּ/מִ/שְׁלֹ֣שׁ 𐤊/𐤌/𐤔𐤋𐤔 kemishelosh about three as from three about three HR/R/Acfsc חֳדָשִׁ֗ים 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 chodashim mwenshi (Bemba) months new-moons new-moons HNcmpa וַ/יֻּגַּ֨ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃 vayugad was told and it was made known and it was declared 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 to say HR/Vqc זָֽנְתָה֙ 𐤆𐤍𐤕𐤄 zanetah has played the harlot she committed prostitution she prostituted herself HVqp3fs תָּמָ֣ר 𐤕𐤌𐤓 tamar Tamar Palm-Tree Tamar HNp כַּלָּתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤊𐤋𐤕/𐤊 kalatekha your daughter-in-law your newly-married woman your daughter-in-law HNcfsc/Sp2ms וְ/גַ֛ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and moreover and also and also HC/Ta הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) behold Look! look HTm הָרָ֖ה 𐤄𐤓𐤄 harah she is pregnant pregnant pregnant HAafsa לִ/זְנוּנִ֑ים 𐤋/𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 lizenunim by harlotry to habitual fornications by harlotry HR/Ncmpa וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he 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 bring her out HVhv2mp/Sp3fs וְ/תִשָּׂרֵֽף 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤓𐤐 vetisaref and let her be burned and she will be burned up and let her be burned HC/VNi3fs
Verse 25
she she she was being brought out being brought out was being brought out and she and she and she sent she sent she sent to toward to her father-in-law her father-in-law her father-in-law saying to say to say by the man to a man to a man whose that-which who these these ones these ones belong — belong to him I I myself I myself am pregnant pregnant am pregnant and she said and she said and she said discern Recognize! Recognize! please please please whose to whom? to whom the signet the seal the signet and the cords and the twisted cords and the cords and the staff and the staff and the staff these these ones these
הִ֣וא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv she she she HPp3fs מוּצֵ֗את 𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤀𐤕 mutset was being brought out being brought out was being brought out HVHsfsa וְ/הִ֨יא 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤀 vehi and she and she and she HC/Pp3fs שָׁלְחָ֤ה 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤄 shalechah sent she sent she sent HVqp3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR חָמִ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤇𐤌𐤉/𐤄 chamiha her father-in-law her father-in-law her father-in-law HNcmsc/Sp3fs לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc לְ/אִישׁ֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 leish by the man to a man to a man HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whose that-which who HTr אֵ֣לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones these ones HPdxcp לּ֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo belong belong to him HR/Sp3ms אָנֹכִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs הָרָ֑ה 𐤄𐤓𐤄 harah am pregnant pregnant am pregnant HAafsa וַ/תֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs הַכֶּר 𐤄𐤊𐤓 haker discern Recognize! Recognize! HVhv2ms נָ֔א 𐤍𐤀 na please please please HTe לְ/מִ֞י 𐤋/𐤌𐤉 lemi whose to whom? to whom HR/Ti הַ/חֹתֶ֧מֶת 𐤄/𐤇𐤕𐤌𐤕 hachotemet the signet the seal the signet HTd/Ncfsa וְ/הַ/פְּתִילִ֛ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 vehapetilim and the cords and the twisted cords and the cords HC/Td/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/מַּטֶּ֖ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤈𐤄 vehamateh mat-taw' (Akan Twi) and the staff and the staff and the staff HC/Td/Ncmsa הָ/אֵֽלֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones these HTd/Pdxcp
Verse 26
recognized and he recognized and he recognized Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah and said and he said and he said she is more righteous she was in the right she was in the right than I from me than I for for/because because because upon because of that thus this not not not I gave her I have given her I have given her to Shelah to Shelah to Shelah my son my son my son and not and not and not he added he added he added again still, again, further again to know her to know her to know her
וַ/יַּכֵּ֣ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤓 vayaker recognized and he recognized and he recognized HC/Vhw3ms יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms צָֽדְקָ֣ה 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 tsadeqah she is more righteous she was in the right she was in the right HVqp3fs מִמֶּ֔/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni than I from me than I HR/Sp1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because because HC עַל 𐤏𐤋 al because upon because HR כֵּ֥ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) of that thus this HTm לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn נְתַתִּ֖י/הָ 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉/𐤄 netatiha I gave her I have given her I have given her HVqp1cs/Sp3fs לְ/שֵׁלָ֣ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤄 leshelah to Shelah to Shelah to Shelah HR/Np בְנִ֑/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 veni Bene (Bemba) my son my son my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn יָסַ֥ף 𐤉𐤎𐤐 yasaf he added he added he added HVqp3ms ע֖וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od again still, again, further again HD לְ/דַעְתָּֽ/ה 𐤋/𐤃𐤏𐤕/𐤄 ledaetah to know her to know her to know her HR/Vqc/Sp3fs
Verse 28
And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass when she was giving birth in her giving birth in her giving birth one put out and he gave and he gave a hand open hand hand and she took and she took and she took the midwife the birth-assisting woman the fathering woman and bound and she bound and she bound on upon upon his hand his hand his hand a scarlet thread scarlet-dye scarlet thread saying to say to say This this one this one came out he went out came out first first (feminine) first (feminine)
וַ/יְהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms בְ/לִדְתָּ֖/הּ 𐤁/𐤋𐤃𐤕/𐤄 velidetah fyala (Bemba) when she was giving birth in her giving birth in her giving birth HR/Vqc/Sp3fs וַ/יִּתֶּן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten one put out and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms יָ֑ד 𐤉𐤃 yad a hand open hand hand HNcbsa וַ/תִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤇 vatiqach and she took and she took and she took HC/Vqw3fs הַ/מְיַלֶּ֗דֶת 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤕 hameyaledet fyala (Bemba) the midwife the birth-assisting woman the fathering woman HTd/Vprfsa וַ/תִּקְשֹׁ֨ר 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤔𐤓 vatiqeshor and bound and she bound and she bound HC/Vqw3fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR יָד֤/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms שָׁנִי֙ 𐤔𐤍𐤉 shani a scarlet thread scarlet-dye scarlet thread HNcmsa לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc זֶ֖ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh This this one this one HPdxms יָצָ֥א 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yatsa came out he went out came out HVqp3ms רִאשֹׁנָֽה 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤄 rishonah first first (feminine) first (feminine) HAomsa
Verse 29
and it came to pass and he became and it came to pass as he was drawing back as one who restores as he was drawing back his hand his hand his hand and behold and look! and look came out he went out he went out his brother his brother his brother and she said and she said and she said what what? what have you broken forth you burst through you broke through for yourself upon you for yourself breach breach breach and he called he called and he called his name his name his name Perez Breaker-through Perets
וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it came to pass and he became and it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms כְּ/מֵשִׁ֣יב 𐤊/𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤁 kemeshiv as he was drawing back as one who restores as he was drawing back HR/Vhrmsa יָד֗/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms וְ/הִנֵּה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh mona (Bemba) and behold and look! and look HC/Tm יָצָ֣א 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yatsa came out he went out he went out HVqp3ms אָחִ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his brother his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/תֹּ֕אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? what HTi פָּרַ֖צְתָּ 𐤐𐤓𐤑𐤕 paratseta have you broken forth you burst through you broke through HVqp2ms עָלֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha for yourself upon you for yourself HR/Sp2ms פָּ֑רֶץ 𐤐𐤓𐤑 parets breach breach breach HNcmsa וַ/יִּקְרָ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera and he called he called and he called HC/Vqw3ms שְׁמ֖/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his name his name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms פָּֽרֶץ 𐤐𐤓𐤑 parets-2 Perez Breaker-through Perets HNp
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