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Genesis 38:17-20

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.

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