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וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוּדָה֙ תִּֽקַּֽח־לָ֔הּ פֶּ֖ן נִהְיֶ֣ה לָב֑וּז הִנֵּ֤ה שָׁלַ֨חְתִּי֙ הַגְּדִ֣י הַזֶּ֔ה וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹ֥א מְצָאתָֽהּ׃ Then Yehuda said, “Let her keep them, so that we may not become a laughingstock. Behold, I sent this young goat, but you did not find her.” … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨שָׁב֙ אֶל־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹ֣א מְצָאתִ֑יהָ וְגַ֨ם אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמָּקֹום֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹא־הָיְתָ֥ה בָזֶ֖ה קְדֵשָֽׁה׃ And he returned to Yehuda and said, “I did not find her; and also, the men of the place said, ‘There has been no sacred prostitute here.’”   … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל אֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֤י מְקֹמָהּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַיֵּ֧ה הַקְּדֵשָׁ֛ה הִ֥וא בָעֵינַ֖יִם עַל־הַדָּ֑רֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ לֹא־הָיְתָ֥ה בָזֶ֖ה קְדֵשָֽׁה׃ And he asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is the sacred prostitute who was at ʿEinayim by the road?” And they said, “There has been … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יְהוּדָ֜ה אֶת־גְּדִ֣י הָֽעִזִּ֗ים בְּיַד֙ רֵעֵ֣הוּ הָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔י לָקַ֥חַת הָעֵרָבֹ֖ון מִיַּ֣ד הָאִשָּׁ֑ה וְלֹ֖א מְצָאָֽהּ׃ And Yehuda sent the young goat by the hand of his friend, the Adullamite, to retrieve the pledge from the woman’s hand, but he did not find … Continue reading →

וַתָּ֣קָם וַתֵּ֔לֶךְ וַתָּ֥סַר צְעִיפָ֖הּ מֵעָלֶ֑יהָ וַתִּלְבַּ֖שׁ בִּגְדֵ֥י אַלְמְנוּתָֽהּ׃ And she arose and went, and she removed her veil from herself, and put on her widow’s garments.   Morphology וַתָּ֣קָם (va-ta-qam) – Root: קום (qum); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3fs with vav-consecutive; … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מָ֣ה הָֽעֵרָבֹון֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶתֶּן־לָּךְ֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר חֹתָֽמְךָ֙ וּפְתִילֶ֔ךָ וּמַטְּךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וַיִּתֶּן־לָּ֛הּ וַיָּבֹ֥א אֵלֶ֖יהָ וַתַּ֥הַר לֹֽו׃ And he said, “What pledge shall I give you?” And she said, “Your signet, your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָנֹכִ֛י אֲשַׁלַּ֥ח גְּדִֽי־עִזִּ֖ים מִן־הַצֹּ֑אן וַתֹּ֕אמֶר אִם־תִּתֵּ֥ן עֵרָבֹ֖ון עַ֥ד שָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃ And he said, “I will send a young goat from the flock.” And she said, “If you give a pledge until you send it.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (va-yo-mer) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֨ט אֵלֶ֜יהָ אֶל־הַדֶּ֗רֶךְ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הָֽבָה־נָּא֙ אָבֹ֣וא אֵלַ֔יִךְ כִּ֚י לֹ֣א יָדַ֔ע כִּ֥י כַלָּתֹ֖ו הִ֑וא וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ מַה־תִּתֶּן־לִּ֔י כִּ֥י תָבֹ֖וא אֵלָֽי׃ And he turned to her by the road and said, “Come now, let me come to you,” for he did not know … Continue reading →

וַיִּרְאֶ֣הָ יְהוּדָ֔ה וַֽיַּחְשְׁבֶ֖הָ לְזֹונָ֑ה כִּ֥י כִסְּתָ֖ה פָּנֶֽיהָ׃ And Yehuda saw her and thought her to be a prostitute because she had covered her face.   Morphology וַיִּרְאֶ֣הָ (va-yir-e-ha) – Root: ראה (ra-ah); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive and 3fs … Continue reading →

וַתָּסַר֩ בִּגְדֵ֨י אַלְמְנוּתָ֜הּ מֵֽעָלֶ֗יהָ וַתְּכַ֤ס בַּצָּעִיף֙ וַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ף וַתֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ בְּפֶ֣תַח עֵינַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־דֶּ֣רֶךְ תִּמְנָ֑תָה כִּ֤י רָאֲתָה֙ כִּֽי־גָדַ֣ל שֵׁלָ֔ה וְהִ֕וא לֹֽא־נִתְּנָ֥ה לֹ֖ו לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ Then she removed her widow’s garments from herself, covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat at … Continue reading →

וַיֻּגַּ֥ד לְתָמָ֖ר לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֥ה חָמִ֛יךְ עֹלֶ֥ה תִמְנָ֖תָה לָגֹ֥ז צֹאנֹֽו׃ And it was told to Tamar, saying, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timna to shear his flock.”   Morphology וַיֻּגַּ֥ד (va-yug-gad) – Root: נגד (na-gad); Form: Hofal, imperfect, 3ms … Continue reading →

וַיִּרְבּוּ֙ הַיָּמִ֔ים וַתָּ֖מָת בַּת־שׁ֣וּעַ אֵֽשֶׁת־יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיַּ֜עַל עַל־גֹּֽזֲזֵ֤י צֹאנֹו֙ ה֗וּא וְחִירָ֛ה רֵעֵ֥הוּ הָעֲדֻלָּמִ֖י תִּמְנָֽתָה׃ And after many days had passed, the daughter of Shua, the wife of Yehuda, died. Yehuda was comforted, and he went up to his sheep … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָה֩ לְתָמָ֨ר כַּלָּתֹ֜ו שְׁבִ֧י אַלְמָנָ֣ה בֵית־אָבִ֗יךְ עַד־יִגְדַּל֙ שֵׁלָ֣ה בְנִ֔י כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר פֶּן־יָמ֥וּת גַּם־ה֖וּא כְּאֶחָ֑יו וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ תָּמָ֔ר וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיהָ׃ Then Yehuda said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your father’s house until Shelah, my son, grows up,” … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֛רַע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה וַיָּ֖מֶת גַּם־אֹתֹֽו׃ And what he did was evil in the sight of the LORD, so He put him to death also.   Morphology וַיֵּ֛רַע (va-ye-ra) – Root: רעע (ra-a); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֣דַע אֹונָ֔ן כִּ֛י לֹּ֥א לֹ֖ו יִהְיֶ֣ה הַזָּ֑רַע וְהָיָ֞ה אִם־בָּ֨א אֶל־אֵ֤שֶׁת אָחִיו֙ וְשִׁחֵ֣ת אַ֔רְצָה לְבִלְתִּ֥י נְתָן־זֶ֖רַע לְאָחִֽיו׃ But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his, so whenever he went in to his brother’s wife, he wasted it on the … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוּדָה֙ לְאֹונָ֔ן בֹּ֛א אֶל־אֵ֥שֶׁת אָחִ֖יךָ וְיַבֵּ֣ם אֹתָ֑הּ וְהָקֵ֥ם זֶ֖רַע לְאָחִֽיךָ׃ Then Yehuda said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י עֵ֚ר בְּכֹ֣ור יְהוּדָ֔ה רַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיְמִתֵ֖הוּ יְהוָֽה׃ And ʿEr, the firstborn of Yehuda, was evil in the eyes of LORD, and LORD put him to death.   Morphology וַיְהִ֗י (va-ye-hi) – Root: היה (ha-yah); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֧ח יְהוּדָ֛ה אִשָּׁ֖ה לְעֵ֣ר בְּכֹורֹ֑ו וּשְׁמָ֖הּ תָּמָֽר׃ And Yehuda took a wife for ʿEr, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.   Morphology וַיִּקַּ֧ח (va-yiq-qach) – Root: לקח (la-qach); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and he took” יְהוּדָ֛ה … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֤סֶף עֹוד֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו שֵׁלָ֑ה וְהָיָ֥ה בִכְזִ֖יב בְּלִדְתָּ֥הּ אֹתֹֽו׃ And she conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Shela. And he was at Kezib when she bore him.   Morphology וַתֹּ֤סֶף (va-to-sef) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַתַּ֥הַר עֹ֖וד וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו אֹונָֽן׃ And she conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.   Morphology וַתַּ֥הַר (va-ta-har) – Root: הרה (ha-rah); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3fs with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and she conceived” עֹ֖וד … Continue reading →

וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו עֵֽר׃ And she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name ʿEr.   Morphology וַתַּ֖הַר (va-ta-har) – Root: הרה (ha-rah); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3fs with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and she conceived” וַתֵּ֣לֶד (va-te-led) – … Continue reading →

וַיַּרְא־שָׁ֧ם יְהוּדָ֛ה בַּת־אִ֥ישׁ כְּנַעֲנִ֖י וּשְׁמֹ֣ו שׁ֑וּעַ וַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָ וַיָּבֹ֥א אֵלֶֽיהָ׃ And Yehuda saw there the daughter of a man of Kenaʿan, and his name was Shua; and he took her and went in to her. Morphology וַיַּרְא (va-yar) – Root: ראה … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔וא וַיֵּ֥רֶד יְהוּדָ֖ה מֵאֵ֣ת אֶחָ֑יו וַיֵּ֛ט עַד־אִ֥ישׁ עֲדֻלָּמִ֖י וּשְׁמֹ֥ו חִירָֽה׃ And it came to pass at that time, that Yehuda went down from his brothers, and he turned aside to an Adullamite man whose name was Ḥira.   … Continue reading →

וְהַ֨מְּדָנִ֔ים מָכְר֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו אֶל־מִצְרָ֑יִם לְפֹֽוטִיפַר֙ סְרִ֣יס פַּרְעֹ֔ה שַׂ֖ר הַטַּבָּחִֽים׃ פ And the Midyanim sold him into Mitsrayim (Egypt) to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.   Morphology וְהַ֨מְּדָנִ֔ים (ve-ham-da-nim) – Root: מדן (madan); Form: noun, mp … Continue reading →

וַיָּקֻמוּ֩ כָל־בָּנָ֨יו וְכָל־בְּנֹתָ֜יו לְנַחֲמֹ֗ו וַיְמָאֵן֙ לְהִתְנַחֵ֔ם וַיֹּ֕אמֶר כִּֽי־אֵרֵ֧ד אֶל־בְּנִ֛י אָבֵ֖ל שְׁאֹ֑לָה וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ אֹתֹ֖ו אָבִֽיו׃ And all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, “For I will go down … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרַ֤ע יַעֲקֹב֙ שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו וַיָּ֥שֶׂם שַׂ֖ק בְּמָתְנָ֑יו וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל עַל־בְּנֹ֖ו יָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃ And Yaʿaqov tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days.   Morphology וַיִּקְרַ֤ע (va-yik-ra) – Root: קרע (kara); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with … Continue reading →

וַיַּכִּירָ֤הּ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ כְּתֹ֣נֶת בְּנִ֔י חַיָּ֥ה רָעָ֖ה אֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ טָרֹ֥ף טֹרַ֖ף יֹוסֵֽף׃ And he recognized it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. A wild animal has devoured him. Yosef is surely torn to pieces.”   Morphology וַיַּכִּירָ֤הּ (va-ya-ki-ra) – Root: נכר … Continue reading →

וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֞וּ אֶת־כְּתֹ֣נֶת הַפַּסִּ֗ים וַיָּבִ֨יאוּ֙ אֶל־אֲבִיהֶ֔ם וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ זֹ֣את מָצָ֑אנוּ הַכֶּר־נָ֗א הַכְּתֹ֧נֶת בִּנְךָ֛ הִ֖וא אִם־לֹֽא׃ And they sent the tunic of many colors, and they brought it to their father and said, “We found this. Recognize now whether it is your son’s … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְח֖וּ אֶת־כְּתֹ֣נֶת יֹוסֵ֑ף וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙ שְׂעִ֣יר עִזִּ֔ים וַיִּטְבְּל֥וּ אֶת־הַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶת בַּדָּֽם׃ And they took Yosef’s tunic, and they slaughtered a male goat, and they dipped the tunic in the blood.   Morphology וַיִּקְחוּ (va-yiqḥu) – Root: לקח (laqakh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֥שָׁב אֶל־אֶחָ֖יו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הַיֶּ֣לֶד אֵינֶ֔נּוּ וַאֲנִ֖י אָ֥נָה אֲנִי־בָֽא׃ And he returned to his brothers and said, “The child is no more, and as for me, where can I go?”   Morphology וַיָּ֥שָׁב (va-ya-shav) – Root: שׁוב (shuv); Form: Qal, imperfect, … Continue reading →