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Genesis 38:13-18

13AnditwastoldH5046Tamarלְתָמָ֖רle.ta.MarH8559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold, thyfather-in-lawgoethuptoTimnahתִמְנָ֖תָהtim.Na.tahH8553toshearלָגֹ֥זla.GozH1494hissheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629.

14AndsheputH5414offfromherthegarmentsH899ofherwidowhoodאַלְמְנוּתָ֜הּ'al.me.nu.TahH491,andcoveredוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680herselfwithherveilבַּצָּעִיף֙ba.tza.'IfH6809,andwrappedherself,andsatH3427inthegateofEnaim,whichisbythewayH1870toTimnahתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553;forshesawH7200thatShelahשֵׁלָ֔הshe.LahH7956wasgrownH1431up,andshewasnotgivenH5414untohimtowifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

15WhenJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063sawH7200her,hethoughthertobeaharlot;forshehadcoveredכִסְּתָ֖הkhi.se.TahH3680herfaceפָּנֶֽיהָ׃pa.Nei.haH6440.

16Andheturnedוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186untoherbythewayH1870,andsaidH559,ComeH935,Ipraythee,letmecomeH935inunto thee:forheknewH3045notthatshewashisdaughter-in-law.AndshesaidH559,Whatwilt thougiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me,thatthou mayestcomeH935inuntome?

17AndhesaidH559,Iwillsendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971theeakidofthegoatsעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795fromtheflockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.AndshesaidH559, Wilt thougiveתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414meapledgeעֵרָב֖וֹןe.ra.VonH6162,tillthousendשָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃shal.Che.khaH7971it?

18AndhesaidH559,Whatpledgeהָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ha.'e.ra.VonH6162shallIgiveH5414thee?AndshesaidH559, Thysignetandthycordוּפְתִילֶ֔ךָu.fe.ti.Le.khaH6616,andthystaffוּמַטְּךָ֖u.ma.te.KhaH4294thatisinthyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.AndhegaveH5414themtoher,andcameH935inuntoher,andsheconceivedH2029byhim.

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