Genesis 38:18
“What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
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ASV
And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
KJV
And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| מָ֣ה | mah | what? | H4100 → |
| הָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ | ha.'e.ra.Von | [is] the pledge | H6162 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| אֶתֶּן־ | 'e.ten- | I will give | H5414 → |
| לָּךְ֒ | loKh | to <the> you | |
| וַתֹּ֗אמֶר | va.To.mer | and she said | H559 → |
| חֹתָֽמְךָ֙ | cho.ta.me.Kha | seal your | H2368 → |
| וּפְתִילֶ֔ךָ | u.fe.ti.Le.kha | and cord your | H6616 → |
| וּמַטְּךָ֖ | u.ma.te.Kha | and staff your | H4294 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ | be.ya.De.kha | [is] in hand your | H3027 → |
| וַיִּתֶּן־ | vai.yi.ten- | and he gave [them] | H5414 → |
| לָּ֛הּ | lah | to <the> her | |
| וַיָּבֹ֥א | vai.ya.Vo' | and he went | H935 → |
| אֵלֶ֖יהָ | 'e.Lei.ha | into her | H413 → |
| וַתַּ֥הַר | va.Ta.har | and she conceived | H2029 → |
| לֽוֹ׃ | lo | to <the> him |
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