Genesis 38
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Genesis 38:16-18

16וַיֵּ֨טvai.Yetand he turned asideH9001H5186אֵלֶ֜יהָ'e.Lei.hato herH413H9034אֶל־'el-toH413הַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhthe roadH9009H1870וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559הָֽבָה־ha.vah-give !H3051H9012נָּא֙na'pleaseH4994אָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'let me goH935אֵלַ֔יִךְ'e.La.yikhinto youH413H9032כִּ֚יkiforH3588לֹ֣אlo'notH3808יָדַ֔עya.Da'he knewH3045כִּ֥יkithatH3588כַלָּת֖וֹkha.la.To[was] daughter-in-law hisH3618H9023הִ֑ואhi'sheH1931וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merand she saidH9001H559מַה־mah-what?H4100תִּתֶּן־ti.ten-will you giveH5414לִּ֔יLito <the> meH9005H9030כִּ֥יkithatH3588תָב֖וֹאta.Vo'you will comeH935אֵלָֽי׃'e.Laiinto meH413H9030
17וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559אָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiIH595אֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachI will sendH7971גְּדִֽי־ge.di-a kid ofH1423עִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimgoatsH5795מִן־min-fromH4480הַצֹּ֑אןha.Tzonthe flockH9009H6629וַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH9001H559אִם־'im-ifH518תִּתֵּ֥ןti.Tenyou will giveH5414עֵרָב֖וֹןe.ra.Vona pledgeH6162עַ֥ד'aduntilH5704שָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃shal.Che.khasending [it] youH7971H9041
18וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559מָ֣הmahwhat?H4100הָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ha.'e.ra.Von[is] the pledgeH9009H6162אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834אֶתֶּן־'e.ten-I will giveH5414לָּךְ֒loKhto <the> youH9005H9032וַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH9001H559חֹתָֽמְךָ֙cho.ta.me.Khaseal yourH2368H9021וּפְתִילֶ֔ךָu.fe.ti.Le.khaand cord yourH9002H6616H9021וּמַטְּךָ֖u.ma.te.Khaand staff yourH9002H4294H9021אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834בְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.kha[is] in hand yourH9003H3027H9021וַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-and he gave [them]H9001H5414לָּ֛הּlahto <the> herH9005H9034וַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH9001H935אֵלֶ֖יהָ'e.Lei.hainto herH413H9034וַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harand she conceivedH9001H2029לֽוֹ׃loto <the> himH9005H9033
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