Genesis 38
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Genesis 38:17-20

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
19וַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komand she aroseH9001H6965וַתֵּ֔לֶךְva.Te.lekhand she wentH9001H1980וַתָּ֥סַרva.Ta.sarand she removedH9001H5493צְעִיפָ֖הּtze.'i.Fahveil herH6809H9024מֵעָלֶ֑יהָme.'a.Lei.hafrom on <the> herH9006H5921H9034וַתִּלְבַּ֖שׁva.til.Bashand she put onH9001H3847בִּגְדֵ֥יbig.Dei[the] clothes ofH899אַלְמְנוּתָֽהּ׃'al.me.nu.Tahwidowhood herH491H9024
20וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH9001H7971יְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahJudahH3063אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853גְּדִ֣יge.Di[the] kid ofH1423הָֽעִזִּ֗יםha.'i.Zimthe goatsH9009H5795בְּיַד֙be.Yadby [the] hand ofH9003H3027רֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.hufriend hisH7453H9023הָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔יha.'a.du.la.Mithe AdullamiteH9009H5726לָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatto takeH9005H3947הָעֵרָב֖וֹןha.'e.ra.Vonthe pledgeH9009H6162מִיַּ֣דmi.Yadfrom [the] hand ofH9006H3027הָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.Shahthe womanH9009H802וְלֹ֖אve.Lo'and notH9002H3808מְצָאָֽהּ׃me.tza.'Ahhe found herH4672H9034
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