Genesis

Genesis 38:18

¹⁸“What pledge should I give you?” he asked.

She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מָ֣ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
pledge	הָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮	hā·‘ê·rā·ḇō·wn	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6162 pledge
should I give	אֶתֶּן־	’et·ten-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לָּךְ֒	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
he asked	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
She answered	וַתֹּ֗אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
Your seal	חֹתָֽמְךָ֙	ḥō·ṯā·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2368 seal, signet-ring
and your cord	וּפְתִילֶ֔ךָ	ū·p̄ə·ṯî·le·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6616 cord, thread
and the staff	וּמַטְּךָ֖	ū·maṭ·ṭə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
in your hand	בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ	bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
So he gave them	וַיִּתֶּן־	way·yit·ten-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to her	לָּ֛הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
and slept with	וַיָּבֹ֥א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
her	אֵלֶ֖יהָ	’ê·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H413 motion to
and she became pregnant	וַתַּ֥הַר	wat·ta·har	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2029 conceive, become pregnant
by him	לֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

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Genesis 38:25–26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.