Genesis 38:24 — King James Version← Study notes
“And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.”
Genesis 38:24 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 38:2417 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
כְּמִשְׁלֹשׁkəmišəlōšLike from three
חֳדָשִׁיםḥŏdāšîmNew
וַיֻּגַּדwayugadAnd front
לִיהוּדָהlîhûdāhTo Jehudah
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
זָנְתָהzānətāhCommit adultery
תָּמָרtāmārTamar
כַּלָּתֶךָkalāteḵāBride
וְגַםwəgamAnd assemblage
הִנֵּהhinēhLo!
הָרָהhārāhPregnant
לִזְנוּנִיםlizənûnîmTo adultery
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יְהוּדָהyəhûdāhJehudah
הוֹצִיאוּהָhwōṣîʾûhāGo
וְתִשָּׂרֵףwətiśārēp̄And be
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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