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Genesis 38:14-21

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.

17“Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595will send youאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971a young goatגְּדִֽי־ עִזִּ֖יםge.di- 'i.ZimH1423 H5795fromמִן־min-H4480my flockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,” Judahansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.But she repliedוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Only ifאִם־'im-H518you leave meתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414something as a pledgeעֵרָב֖וֹןe.ra.VonH6162untilעַ֥ד'adH5704you send itשָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃shal.Che.khaH7971.”

18“Whatמָ֣הmahH4100pledgeהָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ha.'e.ra.VonH6162אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834should I giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414you?”he askedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.She answeredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Your sealחֹתָֽמְךָ֙cho.ta.me.KhaH2368and your cordוּפְתִילֶ֔ךָu.fe.ti.Le.khaH6616,and the staffוּמַטְּךָ֖u.ma.te.KhaH4294אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.”So he gave themוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414to herand slept withוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935herאֵלֶ֖יהָ'e.Lei.haH413,and she became pregnantוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029by him.

19Then Tamar got upוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965and departedוַתֵּ֔לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980.And she removedוַתָּ֥סַרva.Ta.sarH5493her veilצְעִיפָ֖הּ מֵעָלֶ֑יהָtze.'i.Fah me.'a.Lei.haH6809 H5921and put on her widow’sאַלְמְנוּתָֽהּ׃'al.me.nu.TahH491garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899againוַתִּלְבַּ֖שׁva.til.BashH3847.

20Now when Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063אֶת־'et-H853sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971his friendרֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.huH7453Hirahthe Adullamiteהָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726withבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027the young goatגְּדִ֣י הָֽעִזִּ֗יםge.Di ha.'i.ZimH1423 H5795to collectלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947the items he had left withהָעֵרָב֖וֹן מִיַּ֣דha.'e.ra.Von mi.YadH6162 H3027the womanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802,he could notוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808find herמְצָאָֽהּ׃me.tza.'AhH4672.

21He askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592אֶת־'et-H853לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of that placeמְקֹמָהּ֙me.ko.MahH4725, “Whereאַיֵּ֧ה'ai.YehH346is the shrine prostituteהַקְּדֵשָׁ֛הha.ke.de.ShahH6948whoהִ֥ואhi'H1931was besideעַל־'al-H5921the roadהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870at Enaimבָעֵינַ֖יִםva.'ei.Na.yimH5879?” “Noלֹא־lo'-H3808shrine prostituteקְדֵשָֽׁה׃ke.de.ShahH6948has beenהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961hereבָזֶ֖הva.ZehH2088,”they answeredוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559.

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