Genesis 38:24
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass about three months [after], that it is declared to Judah, saying, ‘Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath committed fornication; and also, lo, she hath conceived by fornication:’ and Judah saith, ‘Bring her out—and she is burnt.’

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
About
וַיְהִ֣י ׀ (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

three
כְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁ (kə·miš·lōš)
Preposition-k, Preposition-m | Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice

months later,
חֳדָשִׁ֗ים (ḥo·ḏā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month

Judah
לִֽיהוּדָ֤ה (lî·hū·ḏāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

was told,
וַיֻּגַּ֨ד (way·yug·gaḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

“Your daughter-in-law
כַּלָּתֶ֔ךָ (kal·lā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3618: Daughter-in-law, bride

Tamar
תָּמָ֣ר (tā·mār)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8559: Tamar -- daughter-in-law of Judah, also two Israelite women, also a place South of the Dead Sea

has prostituted herself,
זָֽנְתָה֙ (zā·nə·ṯāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

and
וְגַ֛ם (wə·ḡam)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

now
הִנֵּ֥ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

she is pregnant.”
הָרָ֖ה (hā·rāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 2030: Pregnant

“Bring her out!”
הוֹצִיא֖וּהָ (hō·w·ṣî·’ū·hā)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

Judah
יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

replied.
לֵֽאמֹר֙ (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Let her be burned to death!”
וְתִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ (wə·ṯiś·śā·rêp̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 8313: To be, on fire

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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