Revised Webster's Bible
Genesis 38:12-23
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.NoH1494H6629toTimnathתִּמְנָֽתָה׃tim.Na.tahH8553, he and hisfriendרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453Hirahוְחִירָ֛הve.chi.RahH2437theAdullamiteהָעֲדֻלָּמִ֖יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726.
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.
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.ZimH5795H1423from theflockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629. And shesaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Wilt thougiveתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414me apledgeעֵרָב֖וֹןe.ra.VonH6162, till thousendestשָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃shal.Che.khaH7971it ?
18And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,WhatH834pledgeהָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ha.'e.ra.VonH6162shall Igiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee? And shesaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Thysignetחֹתָֽמְךָ֙cho.ta.me.KhaH2368, and thybraceletsוּפְתִילֶ֔ךָu.fe.ti.Le.khaH6616, and thystaffוּמַטְּךָ֖u.ma.te.KhaH4294that is in thyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027. And hegaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414them to her, and cameinוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to her, and sheconceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029by him.
20AndJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971thekidגְּדִ֣י הָֽעִזִּ֗יםge.Di ha.'i.ZimH1423H5795by thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of hisfriendרֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.huH7453theAdullamiteהָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔יha.'a.du.la.MiH5726, toreceiveלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947hispledgeהָעֵרָב֖וֹןha.'e.ra.VonH6162from thewoman’sהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027: but he foundherמְצָאָֽהּ׃me.tza.'AhH4672not.
21Then heaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of thatplaceמְקֹמָהּ֙me.ko.MahH4725,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Where is theharlotהַקְּדֵשָׁ֛הha.ke.de.ShahH6948, that wasopenlyH5869by the waysideהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870? And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, There was noharlotקְדֵשָֽׁה׃ke.de.ShahH6948inthisבָזֶ֖הva.ZehH2088place .
22And hereturnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725toJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, IcannotH3808findמְצָאתִ֑יהָme.tza.Ti.haH4672her; and also themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725saidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, that there was noharlotקְדֵשָֽׁה׃ke.de.ShahH6948in this place .
Commentaries on Genesis 38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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