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Genesis 38:12-17

12And inprocessוַיִּרְבּוּ֙vai.yir.BuH7235oftimeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofShuahשׁ֣וּעַShu.a'H7770Judah’sיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802diedוַתָּ֖מָתva.Ta.motH4191; andJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063wascomfortedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162, and wentupוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to hissheepshearersגֹּֽזֲזֵ֤י צֹאנוֹ֙go.za.Zei tzo.NoH1494 H6629toTimnathתִּמְנָֽתָה׃tim.Na.tahH8553, he and hisfriendרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453Hirahוְחִירָ֛הve.chi.RahH2437theAdullamiteהָעֲדֻלָּמִ֖יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726.

13And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046toTamarלְתָמָ֖רle.ta.MarH8559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Behold thy father inlawחָמִ֛יךְcha.MikhH2524goethupעֹלֶ֥ה'o.LehH5927toTimnathתִמְנָ֖תָהtim.Na.tahH8553toshearלָגֹ֥זla.GozH1494hissheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629.

14And she putoffוַתָּסַר֩va.ta.SarH5493from her, herwidow’sאַלְמְנוּתָ֜הּ'al.me.nu.TahH491garmentsבִּגְדֵ֨יbig.DeiH899, and coveredherוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680with aveilבַּצָּעִיף֙ba.tza.'IfH6809, and wrappedherselfוַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ףva.tit.'a.LafH5968, and satinוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙va.Te.shevH3427anopenH5869placeבְּפֶ֣תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607, which is by thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toTimnathתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553; for shesawרָאֲתָה֙ra.'a.TahH7200thatShelahשֵׁלָ֔הshe.LahH7956wasgrownגָדַ֣לga.DalH1431, and she was notgivenנִתְּנָ֥הni.te.NahH5414to him for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

15WhenJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063sawherוַיִּרְאֶ֣הָvai.yir.'E.haH7200, hethoughtוַֽיַּחְשְׁבֶ֖הָvai.yach.she.Ve.haH2803her to be anharlotלְזוֹנָ֑הle.zo.NahH2181; because she hadcoveredכִסְּתָ֖הkhi.se.TahH3680herfaceפָּנֶֽיהָ׃pa.Nei.haH6440.

16And heturnedוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186to her by thewayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Comeהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051, I pray thee, let me comeinאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935to thee; (for heknewיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045not that she was his daughter inlawכַלָּת֖וֹkha.la.ToH3618.) And shesaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, What wilt thougiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me, that thou mayest comeinתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935to me?

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willsendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971thee akidגְּדִֽי־ עִזִּ֖יםge.di- 'i.ZimH5795 H1423from theflockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629. And shesaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Wilt thougiveתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414me apledgeעֵרָב֖וֹןe.ra.VonH6162, till thousendestשָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃shal.Che.khaH7971it ?

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