and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)בָּעֵ֣ת
ʻêth
in/with/by — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.הַהִ֔וא
hûwʼ
the — he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or areוַיֵּ֥רֶד
yârad
and — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)יְהוּדָ֖ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryמֵאֵ֣ת
ʼêth
from — properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.אֶחָ֑יו
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])וַיֵּ֛ט
nâṭâh
and — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)עַד
ʻad
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)אִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)עֲדֻלָּמִ֖י
ʻĂdullâmîy
an Adullamite or native of Adullamוּשְׁמ֥וֹ
shêm
and — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, characterחִירָֽה
Chîyrâh
Chirah, an Adullamite
Genesis 38:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Now at that time, Judah left his brothers and went down to [stay with] a certain Adullamite named Hirah.
"Judah went down from his brothers" is a deliberately odd phrase, chosen to echo the exact verb used for Joseph being "taken down" to Egypt in the surrounding chapters (37:25, 39:1). The link invites a comparison: Judah's own story of loss and near-ruin here is a compressed preview of the whole Joseph narrative, planted right in the middle of it, so readers know roughly what shape the larger story's resolution will take before it arrives.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
“Now at that time, Judah left his brothers and went down to [stay with] a certain Adullamite named Hirah.”
"Judah went down from his brothers" is a deliberately odd phrase, chosen to echo the exact verb used for Joseph being "taken down" to Egypt in the surrounding chapters (37:25, 39:1). The link invites a comparison: Judah's own story of loss and near-ruin here is a compressed preview of the whole Joseph narrative, planted right in the middle of it, so readers know roughly what shape the larger story's resolution will take before it arrives.