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Genesis 38:17-26

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.

19AndshearoseH6965,andwentawayH5493,andputוַתִּלְבַּ֖שׁva.til.BashH3847offherveilצְעִיפָ֖הּtze.'i.FahH6809fromher,andputH3847onthegarmentsH899ofherwidowhoodאַלְמְנוּתָֽהּ׃'al.me.nu.TahH491.

20AndJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063sentH7971thekidofthegoatsהָֽעִזִּ֗יםha.'i.ZimH5795bythehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofhisfriendרֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.huH7453theAdullamiteהָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726,toreceiveH3947thepledgeהָעֵרָב֖וֹןha.'e.ra.VonH6162fromthewoman’sהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027:buthefoundH4672hernot.

21Thenheaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592themenH376ofherplaceמְקֹמָהּ֙me.ko.MahH4725,sayingH559,Whereאַיֵּ֧ה'ai.YehH346istheprostitute,thatwasH1961atEnaimbythewayside?AndtheysaidH559,TherehathbeenH1961noprostitutehereH2088.

22Andhereturnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725toJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andsaidH559,IhavenotfoundH4672her;andalsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571themenH376oftheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725saidH559,TherehathbeenH1961noprostitutehereH2088.

23AndJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063saidH559,Lethertakeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947ittoher,lestפֶּ֖ןpenH6435webeH1961puttoshame:behold,IsentH7971thiskid,andthou hastnotfoundH4672her.

24Anditcametopassaboutthreeכְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁke.mish.LoshH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320after,thatitwasH1961toldH5046Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063,sayingH559,Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559thydaughter-in-lawhathplayedH2181theharlot;andmoreover,behold,sheiswithchildbywhoredom.AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidH559,Bringהוֹצִיא֖וּהָho.tzi.'U.haH3318herforthH3318,andletherbeH1961burnt.

25WhenH834shewasbroughtH3318forthH3318,shesentH7971toherfather-in-law,sayingH559,Bythemanלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376,whosetheseare,amIwithchild:andshesaidH559,Discern,Ipraythee,whosearethese,thesignet,andthecordsוְהַפְּתִילִ֛יםve.ha.pe.ti.LimH6616,andthestaffוְהַמַּטֶּ֖הve.ham.ma.TehH4294.

26AndJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063acknowledgedthem,andsaidH559,Sheismoreמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480righteousצָֽדְקָ֣הtza.de.KahH6663thanI, forasmuchasIgaveH5414hernottoShelahלְשֵׁלָ֣הle.she.LahH7956mysonבְנִ֑יve.NiH1121.Andheknewלְדַעְתָּֽה׃le.da'.TahH3045heragainע֖וֹדodH5750nomoreH4480.

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