Genesis 38:25
As she was being brought out, Tamar sent a message to her father-in-law: “I am pregnant by the man to whom these items belong.” And she added, “Please examine them. Whose seal and cord and staff are these?”
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ASV
When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and the cords, and the staff.
KJV
When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הִ֣וא | hi' | she | H1931 → |
| מוּצֵ֗את | mu.Tzet | [was being] brought out | H3318 → |
| וְהִ֨יא | ve.Hi' | and she | H1931 → |
| שָׁלְחָ֤ה | shal.Chah | she sent | H7971 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| חָמִ֙יהָ֙ | cha.Mi.ha | father-in-law her | H2524 → |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| לְאִישׁ֙ | le.'Ish | to a man | H376 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | whom | H834 → |
| אֵ֣לֶּה | 'E.leh | these | H428 → |
| לּ֔וֹ | lo | [belong] to <the> him | |
| אָנֹכִ֖י | 'a.no.Khi | I | H595 → |
| הָרָ֑ה | ha.Rah | [am] pregnant | H2030 → |
| וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | va.To.mer | and she said | H559 → |
| הַכֶּר־ | ha.ker- | investigate | H5234 → |
| נָ֔א | Na' | please | H4994 → |
| לְמִ֞י | le.Mi | [belong] to whom? | H4310 → |
| הַחֹתֶ֧מֶת | ha.cho.Te.met | the seal | H2858 → |
| וְהַפְּתִילִ֛ים | ve.ha.pe.ti.Lim | and the cord | H6616 → |
| וְהַמַּטֶּ֖ה | ve.ham.ma.Teh | and the staff | H4294 → |
| הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ | ha.'E.leh | <the> these | H428 → |
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