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Genesis 38:13-18

13AnditwastoldH5046Tamarלְתָמָ֖רle.ta.MarH8559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Beholdthyfather-in-lawisgoingH5927uptoTimnahתִמְנָ֖תָהtim.Na.tahH8553toshearלָגֹ֥זla.GozH1494hissheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629.

14AndsheputH5414thegarmentsH899ofherwidowhoodאַלְמְנוּתָ֜הּ'al.me.nu.TahH491offfromher,andcoveredוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680herselfwithaveilבַּצָּעִיף֙ba.tza.'IfH6809,andwrappedherself,andsatH3427intheentryofEnaim,whichisonthewayH1870toTimnahתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553;forshesawH7200thatShelahשֵׁלָ֔הshe.LahH7956wasgrownH1431,andshewasnotgivenH5414tohimaswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

15AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063sawH7200her,andtookherforaharlot;becauseshehadcoveredכִסְּתָ֖הkhi.se.TahH3680herfaceפָּנֶֽיהָ׃pa.Nei.haH6440.

16AndheturnedH5186asideוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186toherbythewayH1870,andsaidH559,ComeH935,Ipraythee,letmegoאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935intothee;forhedidnotknowH3045thatshewashisdaughter-in-law.AndshesaidH559,Whatwilt thougiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me,thatthou mayestcomeתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935intome?

17AndhesaidH559,Iwillsendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971[thee]akidofthegoatsעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795fromtheflockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.AndshesaidH559, Wilt thougiveתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414[me]apledgeעֵרָב֖וֹןe.ra.VonH6162,untilthousendשָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃shal.Che.khaH7971it?

18AndhesaidH559,Whatpledgeהָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ha.'e.ra.VonH6162shallIgiveH5414thee?AndshesaidH559, Thysignet,andthy lace,andthystaffוּמַטְּךָ֖u.ma.te.KhaH4294whichisinthyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.AndhegaveH5414[it]her,andwentH935intoher;andsheconceivedH2029byhim.

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