Genesis
Genesis 38:17
17“I will send you a young goat from my flock,” Judah answered.
But she replied, “Only if you leave me something as a pledge until you send it.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | אָנֹכִ֛י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| will send you | אֲשַׁלַּ֥ח | ’ă·šal·laḥ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| a young goat | גְּדִֽי־ | gə·ḏî- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1423 kid |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| my flock | הַצֹּ֑אן | haṣ·ṣōn | Article; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| answered | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| But she replied | וַתֹּ֕אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Only if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you leave me | תִּתֵּ֥ן | tit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| something as a pledge | עֵרָב֖וֹן | ‘ê·rā·ḇō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H6162 pledge |
| until | עַ֥ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| you send it | שָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃ | šā·lə·ḥe·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H7971 send |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.