Verse 13

Genesis 38:13

Free Bible Version

13 “I'll send you a young goat from my flock,” he replied. “What guarantee will you give me to make sure you'll send it?” she asked.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֻּגַּ֥ד לְ/תָמָ֖ר לֵ/אמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֥ה חָמִ֛י/ךְ עֹלֶ֥ה תִמְנָ֖תָ/ה לָ/גֹ֥ז צֹאנֽ/וֹ

English Translation

And it was told to Tamar, saying, "Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep."

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Chapter 38 Context

1 Around this time, Judah left his brothers and set up his tents at Adullam, near to a local man named... Focus ↗

2 There Judah happened to see the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua and married her. He slept wit... Focus ↗

3 Much later, Judah arranged for Er, his firstborn son, to marry a woman named Tamar. Focus ↗

4 But Er did what was evil in the Lord's sight, so the Lord put him to death. Focus ↗

5 Judah told Onan, “Go and sleep with your brother's wife to fulfill the requirements of a brother-in-... Focus ↗

6 Onan realized that any children he had wouldn't be his own, so whenever he slept with his brother's... Focus ↗

7 But what he did was evil in the Lord's sight, so he also put Onan to death. Focus ↗

8 Then Judah told his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Go to your father's house and live there as a widow unti... Focus ↗

9 A long time later Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. After Judah had finished the time of mou... Focus ↗

10 Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going to Timnah to shear his sheep.” Focus ↗

11 So she took off her widow's clothes and covered herself with a veil, disguising herself. She sat dow... Focus ↗

12 He went over to her at the side of the road and said, “I want to sleep with you.” He didn't know she... Focus ↗

13 “I'll send you a young goat from my flock,” he replied. “What guarantee will you give me to make sur...

14 “What guarantee do I have to give you?” he asked. “Your signet seal and its cord, and your walking s... Focus ↗

15 She left, went home, took off her veil, and put on her widow's clothes. Focus ↗

16 Judah sent his friend Hirah from Adullam with a young goat to get back his belongings he'd left as a... Focus ↗

17 Hirah asked the men there, “Where's the cult prostitute that sits by the entrance road to Enaim?” “T... Focus ↗

18 Hirah went back to Judah and told him, “I couldn't find her, and the men there said, ‘There's no cul... Focus ↗

19 “Let her keep what I gave her,” Judah replied. “We'll look ridiculous to people if we go on searchin... Focus ↗

20 Then about three months later Judah was told, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has had sex like a prostit... Focus ↗

21 As she was brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law, saying, “I'm pregnant by the man wh... Focus ↗

22 Judah recognized them right away and said, “She has honored the law more than I have, because I didn... Focus ↗

23 When the time came for Tamar to give birth, she was found to be carrying twins. Focus ↗

24 One baby put out his hand, and the midwife tied a scarlet thread around his wrist and said, “This on... Focus ↗

25 But then he pulled back his hand and his brother was born, she said, “How did you burst out?” So he... Focus ↗

26 Then his brother with the scarlet thread on his wrist was born. He was named Zerah. Focus ↗

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