Genesis 38:6 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.”
Genesis 38:6 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 38:67 words
וַיִּקַּחwayiqaḥAnd take
יְהוּדָהyəhûdāhJehudah
אִשָּׁהʾišāhWoman
לְעֵרləʿērTo Er
בְּכוֹרוֹbəḵwōrwōFirst-born
וּשְׁמָהּûšəmāhAnd appellation
תָּמָרtāmārTamar
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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