Genesis 38:24 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֣י\׀vay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 1
כְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁke.mish.Loshwhen from three
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Acbsc (Acbsc)
Meaning: three
Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 2
חֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.Shimmonths
Lemma: חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) · Strong's: H2320G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: month
Used 256 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 29:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2320G; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 3
וַיֻּגַּ֨דvai.yu.Gadand it was told
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHw3ms)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 4
לִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.Dahto Judah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 5
לֵֽאמֹר֙le.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 6
זָֽנְתָה֙za.ne.Tahshe has acted as a prostitute
Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to fornicate
Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 34:31, Genesis 38:15, Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:16, Leviticus 17:7, Leviticus 19:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2181; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 7
תָּמָ֣רta.MarTamar
Lemma: תָּמָר (ta.mar) · Strong's: H8559G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Tamar
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 38:6, Genesis 38:11, Genesis 38:13, Ruth 4:12, 1 Chronicles 2:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8559G; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 8
כַּלָּתֶ֔ךָka.la.Te.khadaughter-in-law your
Lemma: כַּלָּה (kal.lah) · Strong's: H3618H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter-in-law
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 38:11, Genesis 38:16, Leviticus 18:15, Leviticus 20:12, Ruth 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3618H; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 9
וְגַ֛םve.Gamand also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 10
הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehhere!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 11
הָרָ֖הha.Rah[she is] pregnant
Lemma: הָרָה (ha.rah) · Strong's: H2030A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: pregnant
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 16:11, Genesis 38:25, Exodus 21:22, Judges 13:5, Judges 13:7, 1 Samuel 4:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2030A; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 12
לִזְנוּנִ֑יםliz.nu.Nimto prostitution<s>
Lemma: זְנוּנִים (za.nun) · Strong's: H2183
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: fornication
Used 12 times. Also: 2 Kings 9:22, Ezekiel 23:11, Ezekiel 23:29, Hosea 1:2, Hosea 2:2, Hosea 2:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2183; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 13
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 14
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 15
הוֹצִיא֖וּהָho.tzi.'U.habring out her
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhv2mp)
Meaning: to come out: send
Used 258 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318H; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 16
וְתִשָּׂרֵֽף\׃ve.ti.sa.Refso she may be burned
Lemma: שָׂרַף (sa.raph) · Strong's: H8313
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNu3fs)
Meaning: to burn
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Exodus 12:10, Exodus 29:14, Exodus 29:34, Exodus 32:20, Leviticus 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8313; TAHOT Genesis 38:24 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| About | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| three | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| months later | → | חֹ֫דֶשׁ H2320G month |
| Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| was told | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| Your daughter-in-law | → | כַּלָּה H3618H daughter-in-law |
| Tamar | → | תָּמָר H8559G Tamar |
| has prostituted herself | → | זָנָה H2181 to fornicate |
| and | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| now | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| she is pregnant | → | הָרָה H2030A pregnant |
| . . . | → | זְנוּנִים H2183 fornication |
| Bring her out | → | יָצָא H3318H to come out: send |
| Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| replied | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Let her be burned to death | → | שָׂרַף H8313 to burn |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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