Revised Version 1895

Genesis 38:12-23

12And in process of time Shua’sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323, thewifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,diedוַתָּ֖מָתva.Ta.motH4191; andJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063wascomfortedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162, andwentH5927upH5927unto hissheepshearersגֹּֽזֲזֵ֤יgo.za.ZeiH1494toTimnahתִּמְנָֽתָה׃tim.Na.tahH8553, he and hisfriendרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453Hirahוְחִירָ֛הve.chi.RahH2437theAdullamiteהָעֲדֻלָּמִ֖יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726.

13And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046Tamarלְתָמָ֖רle.ta.MarH8559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, thy father in law goethupעֹלֶ֥ה'o.LehH5927toTimnahתִמְנָ֖תָהtim.Na.tahH8553toshearלָגֹ֥זla.GozH1494hissheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629.

14AndsheH1931putH5414offH5921fromherH5921thegarmentsבִּגְדֵ֨יbig.DeiH899ofherH5921widowhoodאַלְמְנוּתָ֜הּ'al.me.nu.TahH491, andcoveredוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680herselfH1931withherH5921veilבַּצָּעִיף֙ba.tza.'IfH6809, andwrappedוַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ףva.tit.'a.LafH5968herselfH1931, andsatוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙va.Te.shevH3427in thegateבְּפֶ֣תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607of Enaim,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is by thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toTimnahתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553; forsheH1931sawH7200thatShelahשֵׁלָ֔הshe.LahH7956wasgrownגָדַ֣לga.DalH1431upH7200, andsheH1931wasnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808givenH5414unto him towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

15WhenJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063sawH7200herH7200, hethoughtוַֽיַּחְשְׁבֶ֖הָvai.yach.she.Ve.haH2803herH7200to be anharlotלְזוֹנָ֑הle.zo.NahH2181; forsheכִּ֥יkiH3588hadcoveredכִסְּתָ֖הkhi.se.TahH3680herH7200faceפָּנֶֽיהָ׃pa.Nei.haH6440.

16And heturnedוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186untoherאֵלֶ֜יהָ'e.Lei.haH413by thewayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Goאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935to, IprayH4994thee,letH4994meאֶל־'el-H413comeתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935in unto thee: for heknewיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808thatsheH1931was his daughter in law. AndsheH1931saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100wilt thougiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meאֵלַ֔יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413, that thou mayestcomeH935in untomeאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413?

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willsendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971thee a kid of thegoatsעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795from theflockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629. Andsheאִם־'im-H518saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Wilt thougiveתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414meH5414apledgeעֵרָב֖וֹןe.ra.VonH6162,tillעַ֥ד'adH5704thousendשָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃shal.Che.khaH7971it?

18And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמָ֣הmahH4100pledgeהָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ha.'e.ra.VonH6162shall Igiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee? Andsheאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Thysignetחֹתָֽמְךָ֙cho.ta.me.KhaH2368and thycordוּפְתִילֶ֔ךָu.fe.ti.Le.khaH6616, and thystaffוּמַטְּךָ֖u.ma.te.KhaH4294that is in thinehandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027. And hegaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414them toherH413, andcameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935in untoherH413, andsheאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029by him.

19AndsheH6965aroseH6965, andwentH6965awayוַתָּ֥סַרva.Ta.sarH5493, andputוַתִּלְבַּ֖שׁva.til.BashH3847offH5921herH5921veilצְעִיפָ֖הּtze.'i.FahH6809fromherH5921, andputH3847on thegarmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899ofherH5921widowhoodאַלְמְנוּתָֽהּ׃'al.me.nu.TahH491.

20AndJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063sentH7971the kid of thegoatsהָֽעִזִּ֗יםha.'i.ZimH5795by thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of hisfriendרֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.huH7453theAdullamiteהָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726, toreceiveלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947thepledgeהָעֵרָב֖וֹןha.'e.ra.VonH6162from thewoman’sהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027: but hefoundמְצָאָֽהּ׃me.tza.'AhH4672herH7971notוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808.

21Then heaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592themenH376ofherעַל־'al-H5921placeמְקֹמָהּ֙me.ko.MahH4725,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whereאַיֵּ֧ה'ai.YehH346is the harlot, that was at Enaim by thewayהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870sideH2088? And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, There hath beennoלֹא־lo'-H3808harlothereH2088.

22And hereturnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725toJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808foundמְצָאתִ֑יהָme.tza.Ti.haH4672herאֶל־'el-H413; and also themenH376of theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725saidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, There hath beennoלֹא־lo'-H3808harlothereבָזֶ֖הva.ZehH2088.

23AndJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,LetH7971herH7971takeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947it toherH7971,lestפֶּ֖ןpenH6435weH6435beputH7971to shame:beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, IsentH7971this kid, and thou hastnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808foundמְצָאתָֽהּ׃me.tza.TahH4672herH7971.

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