Genesis 38:8 Go deeper

And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.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 38:8 word 1

יְהוּדָה֙ye.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 38:8 word 2

לְאוֹנָ֔ןle.'o.Nanto Onan

Lemma: אוֹנָן (o.nan) · Strong's: H0209

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Onan

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 38:4, Genesis 38:9, Genesis 46:12, Numbers 26:19, 1 Chronicles 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0209; TAHOT Genesis 38:8 word 3

בֹּ֛אbo'go

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 38:8 word 4

אֶל\־'el-into

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 38:8 word 5

אֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife of

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: woman: wife

Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Genesis 38:8 word 6

אָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khabrother your

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 38:8 word 7

וְיַבֵּ֣םve.ya.Bemand act as a husband's brother for

Lemma: יָבַם (ya.vam) · Strong's: H2992

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)

Meaning: be brother-in-law

Used 3 times. Also: Deuteronomy 25:5, Deuteronomy 25:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2992; TAHOT Genesis 38:8 word 8

אֹתָ֑הּ'o.Tah<obj.> her

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 38:8 word 9

וְהָקֵ֥םve.ha.Kemand raise up

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965I

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to arise: establish

Used 174 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965I; TAHOT Genesis 38:8 word 10

זֶ֖רַעZe.ra'offspring

Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: seed: children

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Genesis 38:8 word 11

לְאָחִֽיךָ\׃le.'a.Chi.khafor brother your

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 38:8 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then Judah	→	יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to Onan	→	אוֹנָן H0209 Onan
Sleep with	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
your brother’s	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
wife	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife
Perform your duty as her brother-in-law	→	יָבַם H2992 be brother-in-law
and raise up	→	קוּם H6965I to arise: establish
offspring	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children
for your brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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