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Genesis 38:16-18

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.

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