Revised Version 1895

Genesis 38:13-16

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?

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