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Genesis 38:13-16

13And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046Tamarלְתָמָ֖רle.ta.MarH8559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold thy father in lawחָמִ֛יךְcha.MikhH2524goeth upעֹלֶ֥ה'o.LehH5927to Timnathתִמְנָ֖תָהtim.Na.tahH8553to shearלָגֹ֥זla.GozH1494his sheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629.

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.

15When Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saw herוַיִּרְאֶ֣הָvai.yir.'E.haH7200,he thoughtוַֽיַּחְשְׁבֶ֖הָvai.yach.she.Ve.haH2803her to bean harlotלְזוֹנָ֑הle.zo.NahH2181;because she had coveredכִסְּתָ֖הkhi.se.TahH3680her faceפָּנֶֽיהָ׃pa.Nei.haH6440.

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?

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