New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 38:16-18
16So he turnedH5186asideוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186to her by the roadהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Hereהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051nowנָּא֙na'H4994,let me comeאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935in to you”; for he did not knowיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045that she was his daughter-in-lawכַלָּת֖וֹkha.la.ToH3618.And she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100will you giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me, that you may comeתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935in to me?”
17He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,therefore, “I will sendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971you ayoungH1423H5795goatעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH1423H5795from the flockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.”She saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,moreover, “Will you giveתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414a pledgeעֵרָב֖וֹןe.ra.VonH6162untilעַ֥ד'adH5704you sendשָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃shal.Che.khaH7971it?”
18He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100pledgeהָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ha.'e.ra.VonH6162shall I giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414you?” And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Your sealחֹתָֽמְךָ֙cho.ta.me.KhaH2368and your cordוּפְתִילֶ֔ךָu.fe.ti.Le.khaH6616,and your staffוּמַטְּךָ֖u.ma.te.KhaH4294that is in your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.”So he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414themto her and wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935in to 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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