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Genesis 38:17-26

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.

24And itcameH1961topassH1961aboutH1961threeכְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁke.mish.LoshH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320afterH1961, that it wastoldH5046Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵֽאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559thy daughter in law hathplayedH2181theharlotH2181; andmoreoverוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,sheH2320is withchildהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030by whoredom. AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Bringהוֹצִיא֖וּהָho.tzi.'U.haH3318herH5046forthH3318, andletH1961herH5046beburntוְתִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ve.ti.sa.RefH8313.

25WhensheH1931wasbroughtH3318forthH3318,sheH1931sentשָׁלְחָ֤הshal.ChahH7971toherאֶל־'el-H413father in law,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, By themanלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376,whoseH834theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are, am I withchildהָרָ֑הha.RahH2030: andsheH1931saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Discernהַכֶּר־ha.ker-H5234, Iprayנָ֔אNa'H4994thee,whoseH834aretheseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428, the signet, and thecordsוְהַפְּתִילִ֛יםve.ha.pe.ti.LimH6616, and thestaffוְהַמַּטֶּ֖הve.ham.ma.TehH4294.

26AndJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063acknowledgedH3045them, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Sheכִּֽי־ki-H3588ismoreמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480righteousצָֽדְקָ֣הtza.de.KahH6663thanH4480I; forasmuch as Igaveנְתַתִּ֖יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414herH5921notלֹא־lo'-H3808toShelahלְשֵׁלָ֣הle.she.LahH7956mysonבְנִ֑יve.NiH1121. And heknewלְדַעְתָּֽה׃le.da'.TahH3045herH5921againע֖וֹדodH5750noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreH4480.

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