Genesis
Genesis 38:20
20Now when Judah sent his friend Hirah the Adullamite with the young goat to collect the items he had left with the woman, he could not find her.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now when Judah | יְהוּדָ֜ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| sent | וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| his friend | רֵעֵ֣הוּ | rê·‘ê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| the Adullamite | הָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔י | hā·‘ă·ḏul·lā·mî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5726 Adullamite |
| with | בְּיַד֙ | bə·yaḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| the young goat | גְּדִ֣י | gə·ḏî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1423 kid |
| to collect | לָקַ֥חַת | lā·qa·ḥaṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3947 take |
| the items he had left with | הָעֵרָב֖וֹן | hā·‘ê·rā·ḇō·wn | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6162 pledge |
| the woman | הָאִשָּׁ֑ה | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| he could not | וְלֹ֖א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| find her | מְצָאָֽהּ׃ | mə·ṣā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.