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Bereshis 38:5-13 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

5. And she yet again conceived, and bore ben; and called shmo Shelah; at Keziv, when she bore him.

6. And Yehudah took a wife for Er his bechor, whose shem was Tamar.

7. And Er, bechor Yehudah, was rah in the eyes of Hashem; and Hashem slaughtered him.

8. And Yehudah said unto Onan, Go in unto eshet achicha, and enter into levirate marriage with her, and raise up zera to achicha.

9. And Onan knew that the zera should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto eshet achiv, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give zera to achiv.

10. And the thing which he did was rah in the eyes of Hashem; therefore He slaughtered him also.

11. Then said Yehudah to Tamar his kallah, Remain an almanah at thy bais avi, till Shelah beni is grown; for he said, Lest he die also, as his achim did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her bais avi.

12. And in process of time the bat Shua, eshet Yehudah, died; and Yehudah was consoled, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnah, he and his re'a Chirah the Adulami.

13. And it was told Tamar, saying, Hinei, thy kham (father-in-law) goeth up to Timnah to shear his tzon.

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