Genesis 38
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Genesis 38:13-18

13And it was toldH5046 TamarH8559, sayingH559, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to TimnahH8553 to shearH1494 his sheepH6629. 14And she putH5414 off from her the garmentsH899 of her widowhoodH491, and coveredH3680 herself with her veilH6809, and wrapped herself, and satH3427 in the gate of Enaim, which is by the wayH1870 to TimnahH8553; for she sawH7200 that ShelahH7956 was grownH1431 up, and she was not givenH5414 unto him to wifeH802. 15When JudahH3063 sawH7200 her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had coveredH3680 her faceH6440. 16And he turnedH5186 unto her by the wayH1870, and saidH559, ComeH935, I pray thee, let me comeH935 in unto thee: for he knewH3045 not that she was his daughter-in-law. And she saidH559, What wilt thou giveH5414 me, that thou mayest comeH935 in unto me? 17And he saidH559, I will sendH7971 thee a kid of the goatsH5795 from the flockH6629. And she saidH559, Wilt thou giveH5414 me a pledgeH6162, till thou sendH7971 it? 18And he saidH559, What pledgeH6162 shall I giveH5414 thee? And she saidH559, Thy signet and thy cordH6616, and thy staffH4294 that is in thy handH3027. And he gaveH5414 them to her, and cameH935 in unto her, and she conceivedH2029 by him.

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