King James Version
Genesis 38:16-18
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.
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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