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Genesis 38:12-26

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 ?

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.

19And shearoseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965, and went herwayH3212, and laidbyוַתָּ֥סַרva.Ta.sarH5493herveilצְעִיפָ֖הּtze.'i.FahH6809from her, and putonוַתִּלְבַּ֖שׁva.til.BashH3847thegarmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899of herwidowhoodאַלְמְנוּתָֽהּ׃'al.me.nu.TahH491.

20AndJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971thekidגְּדִ֣י הָֽעִזִּ֗יםge.Di ha.'i.ZimH1423 H5795by 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 .

23AndJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let hertakeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947it to her, lest we beshamedלָב֑וּזla.VuzH937: behold, Isentשָׁלַ֙חְתִּי֙sha.Lach.tiH7971thiskidהַגְּדִ֣יha.ge.DiH1423, and thou hast notfoundמְצָאתָֽהּ׃me.tza.TahH4672her.

24And it came to pass aboutthreeכְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁke.mish.LoshH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320after, that it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֨דvai.yu.GadH5046toJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵֽאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559thy daughter inlawכַּלָּתֶ֔ךָka.la.Te.khaH3618hath played theharlotזָֽנְתָה֙za.ne.TahH2181; and also, behold, she is withchildהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030byharlotryלִזְנוּנִ֑יםliz.nu.NimH2183. AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Bring herforthהוֹצִיא֖וּהָho.tzi.'U.haH3318, and let her beburntוְתִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ve.ti.sa.RefH8313.

25When she was broughtforthמוּצֵ֗אתmu.TzetH3318, shesentשָׁלְחָ֤הshal.ChahH7971to her father inlawחָמִ֙יהָ֙cha.Mi.haH2524,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, By themanלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376, whose these are, am I withchildהָרָ֑הha.RahH2030: and shesaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Discernהַכֶּר־ha.ker-H5234, I pray thee, whose are these, thesignetהַחֹתֶ֧מֶתha.cho.Te.metH2858, andbraceletsוְהַפְּתִילִ֛יםve.ha.pe.ti.LimH6616, andstaffוְהַמַּטֶּ֖הve.ham.ma.TehH4294.

26AndJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063acknowledgedוַיַּכֵּ֣רvai.ya.KerH5234them, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, She hath been morerighteousצָֽדְקָ֣הtza.de.KahH6663than I; because that Igaveנְתַתִּ֖יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414her not toShelahלְשֵׁלָ֣הle.she.LahH7956mysonבְנִ֑יve.NiH1121. And he knewherלְדַעְתָּֽה׃le.da'.TahH3045againיָסַ֥ףya.SafH3254no more.

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