Genesis

Genesis 38:16

¹⁶Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.”

“What will you give me for sleeping with you?” she inquired.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
realizing	יָדַ֔ע	yā·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
she	הִ֑וא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
was his daughter-in-law	כַלָּת֖וֹ	ḵal·lā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3618 daughter-in-law, bride
he went over	וַיֵּ֨ט	way·yêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
to her	אֵלֶ֜יהָ	’ê·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H413 motion to
and said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Come	הָֽבָה־	hā·ḇāh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3051 give
now	נָּא֙	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let me sleep with	אָב֣וֹא	’ā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
you	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
will you give	תִּתֶּן־	tit·ten-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
me	לִּ֔י	lī	Preposition; first person common singular
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
sleeping with	תָב֖וֹא	ṯā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
you	אֵלַ֔יִךְ	’ê·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H413 motion to
she inquired	וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.