New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 38:17-26
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.
20When Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971theyoungH1423H5795goatהָֽעִזִּ֗יםha.'i.ZimH1423H5795by his friendרֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.huH7453the Adullamiteהָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726,to receiveלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947the pledgeהָעֵרָב֖וֹןha.'e.ra.VonH6162from the woman’sהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802handH3027,he did not findמְצָאָֽהּ׃me.tza.'AhH4672her.
21He askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592the menH376of her placeמְקֹמָהּ֙me.ko.MahH4725,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whereאַיֵּ֧ה'ai.YehH346is the templeH6945prostituteH6945whoהִ֥ואhi'H1931was by the roadהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870at Enaimבָעֵינַ֖יִםva.'ei.Na.yimH5879?”But they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “There has beenהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961noלֹא־lo'-H3808templeH6945prostituteH6945hereבָזֶ֖הva.ZehH2088.”
22So he returnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725to Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I did not findמְצָאתִ֑יהָme.tza.Ti.haH4672her; and furthermoreוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571,the menH376of the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725saidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, ‘There has beenהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961noH3808templeH6945prostituteH6945hereבָזֶ֖הva.ZehH2088.’”
23Then Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let herkeepתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947them, otherwiseפֶּ֖ןpenH6435we will becomeנִהְיֶ֣הnih.YehH1961a laughingstockלָב֑וּזla.VuzH937.AfterH2009allH2009,I sentשָׁלַ֙חְתִּי֙sha.Lach.tiH7971thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088youngH1423goatH1423,but you did not findמְצָאתָֽהּ׃me.tza.TahH4672her.”
24Now it was about threeכְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁke.mish.LoshH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320later that Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063was informedוַיֻּגַּ֨דvai.yu.GadH5046, “Your daughter-in-lawכַּלָּתֶ֔ךָka.la.Te.khaH3618Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559has playedH2181the harlotH2181,and beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,she is alsoוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571with childהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030by harlotryלִזְנוּנִ֑יםliz.nu.NimH2183.”Then Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidH559, “Bringהוֹצִיא֖וּהָho.tzi.'U.haH3318her out andlet her be burnedוְתִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ve.ti.sa.RefH8313!”
25It was while she was being broughtמוּצֵ֗אתmu.TzetH3318out that she sentשָׁלְחָ֤הshal.ChahH7971to her father-in-lawחָמִ֙יהָ֙cha.Mi.haH2524,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “I am with childהָרָ֑הha.RahH2030by the manלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376to whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theseH428thingsH428belong.” And she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֔אNa'H4994examineH5234and seeH5234,whoseלְמִ֞יle.MiH4310signetH2368ringהַחֹתֶ֧מֶתha.cho.Te.metH2858and cordsוְהַפְּתִילִ֛יםve.ha.pe.ti.LimH6616and staffוְהַמַּטֶּ֖הve.ham.ma.TehH4294are theseH428?”
26Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063recognizedוַיַּכֵּ֣רvai.ya.KerH5234them,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “She is moreH4480righteousצָֽדְקָ֣הtza.de.KahH6663thanH4480I, inasmuchכִּֽי־ עַל־ כֵּ֥ןki- 'al- kenH3588H5921H3651asI did not giveנְתַתִּ֖יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414her to my sonבְנִ֑יve.NiH1121Shelahלְשֵׁלָ֣הle.she.LahH7956.” And he did nothaveH3045relationsH3045with her againיָסַ֥ף ע֖וֹדya.Saf odH3254H5750.
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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