Genesis 38
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Genesis 38:19-21

19Then Tamar got upוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965and departedוַתֵּ֔לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980.And she removedוַתָּ֥סַרva.Ta.sarH5493her veilצְעִיפָ֖הּ מֵעָלֶ֑יהָtze.'i.Fah me.'a.Lei.haH6809H5921and 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.ZimH1423H5795to collectלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947the items he had left withהָעֵרָב֖וֹן מִיַּ֣דha.'e.ra.Von mi.YadH6162H3027the 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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