OET interlinear GEN 38:12

uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יִּרְבּוּ֙ הַ⁠יָּמִ֔ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_increased the=days and,she_died daughter_of Shūˊa wife_of Yehuda and=he/it_sighed/regretted Yehuda and=he/it_ascended on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in shearing_of his/its=flock_of_sheep/goats he/it and,Hirah his/its=neighbour the,Adullamite to,Timnah )

Alternate translation: [Many years later] or [Years went by and then]

וַ⁠תָּ֖מָת בַּת־שׁ֣וּעַ אֵֽשֶׁת־יְהוּדָ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_increased the=days and,she_died daughter_of Shūˊa wife_of Yehuda and=he/it_sighed/regretted Yehuda and=he/it_ascended on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in shearing_of his/its=flock_of_sheep/goats he/it and,Hirah his/its=neighbour the,Adullamite to,Timnah )

Notice that Shua was the father of Judah’s wife. Be consistent here with how you spelled his name in verse 2.

וַ⁠יִּנָּ֣חֶם יְהוּדָ֗ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_increased the=days and,she_died daughter_of Shūˊa wife_of Yehuda and=he/it_sighed/regretted Yehuda and=he/it_ascended on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in shearing_of his/its=flock_of_sheep/goats he/it and,Hirah his/its=neighbour the,Adullamite to,Timnah )

See how you translated comforted in Genesis 37:35. Alternate translation: [After Judah finished grieving for her, one day] or [After Judah had completed the customary time of mourning for her]

וַ⁠יַּ֜עַל & תִּמְנָֽתָ⁠ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_increased the=days and,she_died daughter_of Shūˊa wife_of Yehuda and=he/it_sighed/regretted Yehuda and=he/it_ascended on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in shearing_of his/its=flock_of_sheep/goats he/it and,Hirah his/its=neighbour the,Adullamite to,Timnah )

Make sure your translation of this clause does not sound like Judah had already arrived at Timnah, because he does not actually reach there until verse 19. His trip from the town of Adullam (verse 1) to the town of Timnah was about 13 kilometers (8 miles).

עַל־גֹּֽזֲזֵ֤י צֹאנ⁠וֹ֙

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_increased the=days and,she_died daughter_of Shūˊa wife_of Yehuda and=he/it_sighed/regretted Yehuda and=he/it_ascended on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in shearing_of his/its=flock_of_sheep/goats he/it and,Hirah his/its=neighbour the,Adullamite to,Timnah )

See how you translated “shear his sheep” in Genesis 31:19 and see the note about that there. Alternate translation: [where his men were shearing his sheep for him]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

ה֗וּא וְ⁠חִירָ֛ה רֵעֵ֥⁠הוּ הָ⁠עֲדֻלָּמִ֖י

he/it and,Hirah his/its=neighbour (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_increased the=days and,she_died daughter_of Shūˊa wife_of Yehuda and=he/it_sighed/regretted Yehuda and=he/it_ascended on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in shearing_of his/its=flock_of_sheep/goats he/it and,Hirah his/its=neighbour the,Adullamite to,Timnah )

For some languages it may be clearer or more natural to put this clause earlier in this verse and say, “… and he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to the town of Timnah where men were shearing Judah’s sheep for him.” Also, be consistent here with how you spelled Hirah and how you translated Adullamite in verse 1. Alternate translation: [His friend Hirah the Adullamite went with him]