Genesis

Genesis 38:11

¹¹Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Judah	יְהוּדָה֩	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to his daughter-in-law	כַּלָּת֜וֹ	kal·lā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3618 daughter-in-law, bride
Tamar	לְתָמָ֨ר	lə·ṯā·mār	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8559 Tamar
Live	שְׁבִ֧י	šə·ḇî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
as a widow	אַלְמָנָ֣ה	’al·mā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H490 widow
in your father’s	אָבִ֗יךְ	’ā·ḇîḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H1 father
house	בֵית־	ḇêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
my son	בְנִ֔י	ḇə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
Shelah	שֵׁלָ֣ה	šê·lāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7956 Shelah
grows up	יִגְדַּל֙	yiḡ·dal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1431 grow up, become great
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he thought	אָמַ֔ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
He	ה֖וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
may	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
die	יָמ֥וּת	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
too	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
like his brothers	כְּאֶחָ֑יו	kə·’e·ḥāw	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
So Tamar	תָּמָ֔ר	tā·mār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8559 Tamar
went	וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ	wat·tê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to live	וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב	wat·tê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in her father’s	אָבִֽיהָ׃	’ā·ḇî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1 father
house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house

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