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Genesis 38:17-26

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.

19AndshearoseH6965andwentawayH5493;andshelaidbyherveilצְעִיפָ֖הּtze.'i.FahH6809fromher,andputוַתִּלְבַּ֖שׁva.til.BashH3847onthegarmentsH899ofherwidowhoodאַלְמְנוּתָֽהּ׃'al.me.nu.TahH491.

20AndJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063sentH7971thekidofthegoatsהָֽעִזִּ֗יםha.'i.ZimH5795bythehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofhisfriendרֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.huH7453theAdullamiteהָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726,toreceiveH3947thepledgeהָעֵרָב֖וֹןha.'e.ra.VonH6162fromthewoman'shandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027;buthefoundH4672hernot.

21Andheaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592themenH376ofherplaceמְקֹמָהּ֙me.ko.MahH4725,sayingH559,Whereאַיֵּ֧ה'ai.YehH346istheprostitutethatwasH1961atEnaim,bytheway-side?AndtheysaidH559,TherewasH1961noprostitutehereH2088.

22Andhereturnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725toJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andsaidH559,IhavenotfoundH4672her;andalsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571themenH376oftheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725saidH559,NoprostitutehasbeenH1961hereH2088.

23ThenJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063saidH559,Lethertakeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947[it]forherself,lestפֶּ֖ןpenH6435webeH1961puttoshame.Behold,IsentH7971thiskid,andthou hastnotfoundH4672her.

24Anditcametopassaboutthreeכְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁke.mish.LoshH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320after,thatitwasH1961toldH5046Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063,sayingH559,Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559thydaughter-in-lawhascommittedfornication,andbehold,sheisalsoוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571withchildbyfornication.AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidH559,Bringהוֹצִיא֖וּהָho.tzi.'U.haH3318herforthH3318,thatshemaybeH1961burnedוְתִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ve.ti.sa.RefH8313.

25WhenH834shewasbroughtH3318forthH3318,shesentH7971toherfather-in-law,sayingH559,Bythemanלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376towhomthese[belong]amIwithchild;andshesaidH559,AcknowledgeH5234,Ipraythee,whosearethissignet,andthislace,andthisstaffוְהַמַּטֶּ֖הve.ham.ma.TehH4294.

26AndJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063acknowledged[them],andsaidH559,Sheismoreמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480righteousצָֽדְקָ֣הtza.de.KahH6663thanI,becauseIhavenotgivenH5414hertoShelahלְשֵׁלָ֣הle.she.LahH7956mysonבְנִ֑יve.NiH1121.Andheknewלְדַעְתָּֽה׃le.da'.TahH3045heragainע֖וֹדodH5750nomoreH4480.

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