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Genesis 38:13-16

13When Tamarלְתָמָ֖ר לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֥הle.ta.Mar le.Mor hi.NehH8559 H559 H2009was toldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046, “Your father-in-lawחָמִ֛יךְcha.MikhH2524is going upעֹלֶ֥ה'o.LehH5927to Timnahתִמְנָ֖תָהtim.Na.tahH8553to shearלָגֹ֥זla.GozH1494his sheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629,”

14she removedוַתָּסַר֩va.ta.SarH5493herמֵֽעָלֶ֗יהָme.'a.Lei.haH5921widow’sאַלְמְנוּתָ֜הּ'al.me.nu.TahH491garmentsבִּגְדֵ֨יbig.DeiH899,covered her faceוַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ףva.tit.'a.LafH5968with a veilבַּצָּעִיף֙ba.tza.'IfH6809to disguise herselfוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680,and satוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙va.Te.shevH3427at the entranceבְּפֶ֣תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607to Enaimעֵינַ֔יִם'ei.Na.yimH5879,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is onעַל־'al-H5921the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to Timnahתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588she sawרָאֲתָה֙ra.'a.TahH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588although Shelahשֵׁלָ֔הshe.LahH7956had grown upגָדַ֣לga.DalH1431,sheוְהִ֕ואve.Hiv'H1931had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808been givenנִתְּנָ֥הni.te.NahH5414to himas a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

15When Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saw herוַיִּרְאֶ֣הָvai.yir.'E.haH7200,he thoughtוַֽיַּחְשְׁבֶ֖הָvai.yach.she.Ve.haH2803she was a prostituteלְזוֹנָ֑הle.zo.NahH2181becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588she had coveredכִסְּתָ֖הkhi.se.TahH3680her faceפָּנֶֽיהָ׃pa.Nei.haH6440.

16הַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870כִּ֚יkiH3588Notלֹ֣אlo'H3808realizingיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588sheהִ֑ואhi'H1931was his daughter-in-lawכַלָּת֖וֹkha.la.ToH3618,he went overוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186to herאֵלֶ֜יהָ'e.Lei.haH413and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Comeהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051nowנָּא֙na'H4994,let me sleep withאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935youאֶל־'el-H413.” “Whatמַה־mah-H4100will you giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meforכִּ֥יkiH3588sleeping withאֵלַ֔יִךְ תָב֖וֹא'e.La.yikh ta.Vo'H935 H413youאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413?”she inquiredוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559.

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