Verse 18
Genesis 38:18
English Revised Version
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And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר מָ֣ה הָֽ/עֵרָבוֹן֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶתֶּן לָּ/ךְ֒ וַ/תֹּ֗אמֶר חֹתָֽמְ/ךָ֙ וּ/פְתִילֶ֔/ךָ וּ/מַטְּ/ךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ/יָדֶ֑/ךָ וַ/יִּתֶּן לָּ֛/הּ וַ/יָּבֹ֥א אֵלֶ֖י/הָ וַ/תַּ֥הַר לֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And he said, "What is the pledge that I shall give you?" And she said, "Your signet and your cord and your staff that is in your hand." And he gave them to her and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
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Chapter 38 Context
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And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain...
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And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went...
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And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
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And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
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And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
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And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
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And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
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And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brothe...
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And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother...
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And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of the LORD: and he slew him also.
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Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow in thy father’s house, till Shelah my s...
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And in process of time Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went u...
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And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father in law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.
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And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapp...
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When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; for she had covered her face.
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And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee: for he kn...
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And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a p...
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And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff tha...
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And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhoo...
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And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge...
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Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was at Enaim by the way side?...
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And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, There...
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And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame: behold, I sent this kid, and thou h...
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And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in...
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When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I...
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And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous than I; forasmuch as I gave her not to...
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And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
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And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand: and the midwife took and bound upo...
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And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, Whe...
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And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was call...
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