King James Version
Genesis 38:14-24
14And she putH5493her widow’sאַלְמְנוּתָ֜הּ'al.me.nu.TahH491garmentsבִּגְדֵ֨יbig.DeiH899offH5493from her, and covered herוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680with a vailבַּצָּעִיף֙ba.tza.'IfH6809,and wrapped herselfוַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ףva.tit.'a.LafH5968,and sat inוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙va.Te.shevH3427an openH5869placeבְּפֶ֣תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607, which isby the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to Timnathתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553;for she sawרָאֲתָה֙ra.'a.TahH7200that Shelahשֵׁלָ֔הshe.LahH7956was grownגָדַ֣לga.DalH1431,and she was not givenנִתְּנָ֥הni.te.NahH5414unto him to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
16And he turnedוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186unto her by the wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Go toהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051,I pray thee, let me come inאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935unto thee; (for he knewיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045not that she washis daughter in lawכַלָּת֖וֹkha.la.ToH3618.)And she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,What wilt thou giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me, that thou mayest come inתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935unto me?
17And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will sendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971theea kidגְּדִֽי־ עִזִּ֖יםge.di- 'i.ZimH1423H5795from the flockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.And she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,Wilt thou giveתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414mea pledgeעֵרָב֖וֹןe.ra.VonH6162,till thou sendשָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃shal.Che.khaH7971it?
18And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,WhatH834pledgeהָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ha.'e.ra.VonH6162shall I giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee? And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,Thy signetחֹתָֽמְךָ֙cho.ta.me.KhaH2368,and thy braceletsוּפְתִילֶ֔ךָu.fe.ti.Le.khaH6616,and thy staffוּמַטְּךָ֖u.ma.te.KhaH4294that isin thine handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.And he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414ither, and came inוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto her, and she conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029by him.
20And Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971the kidגְּדִ֣י הָֽעִזִּ֗יםge.Di ha.'i.ZimH5795H1423by the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of his friendרֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.huH7453the Adullamiteהָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726,to receiveלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947hispledgeהָעֵרָב֖וֹןha.'e.ra.VonH6162from the woman’sהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027:but he found herמְצָאָֽהּ׃me.tza.'AhH4672not.
21Then he askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of that placeמְקֹמָהּ֙me.ko.MahH4725,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Where isthe harlotהַקְּדֵשָׁ֛הha.ke.de.ShahH6948, that wasopenlyH5869by the way sideהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870?And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,There was no harlotקְדֵשָֽׁה׃ke.de.ShahH6948in thisבָזֶ֖הva.ZehH2088place.
22And he returnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725to Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I cannotH3808findמְצָאתִ֑יהָme.tza.Ti.haH4672her; and also the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725saidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, thatthere was no harlotקְדֵשָֽׁה׃ke.de.ShahH6948in this place.
24And it came to pass about threeכְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁke.mish.LoshH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320after, that it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֨דvai.yu.GadH5046Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵֽאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559thy daughter in lawכַּלָּתֶ֔ךָka.la.Te.khaH3618hath played the harlotזָֽנְתָה֙za.ne.TahH2181; and also, behold, she iswith childהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030by whoredomלִזְנוּנִ֑יםliz.nu.NimH2183.And Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Bring her forthהוֹצִיא֖וּהָho.tzi.'U.haH3318,and let her be burntוְתִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ve.ti.sa.RefH8313.
Commentaries on Genesis 38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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