Genesis
Genesis 38:25
25As she was being brought out, Tamar sent a message to her father-in-law: “I am pregnant by the man to whom these items belong.” And she added, “Please examine them. Whose seal and cord and staff are these?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As she | הִ֣וא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was being brought out | מוּצֵ֗את | mū·ṣêṯ | Verb - Hofal - Participle - feminine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| sent | שָׁלְחָ֤ה | šā·lə·ḥāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7971 send |
| a message | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| to her | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| father-in-law | חָמִ֙יהָ֙ | ḥā·mî·hā | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H2524 husband's father |
| I am | אָנֹכִ֖י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| pregnant | הָרָ֑ה | hā·rāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2030 pregnant |
| by the man to whom | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| these items | אֵ֣לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| belong | לּ֔וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| And she added | וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Please | נָ֔א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| examine them | הַכֶּר־ | hak·ker- | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H5234 regard, recognize |
| Whose | לְמִ֞י | lə·mî | Preposition-l; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| seal | הַחֹתֶ֧מֶת | ha·ḥō·ṯe·meṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2858 signet-ring |
| and cord | וְהַפְּתִילִ֛ים | wə·hap·pə·ṯî·lîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6616 cord, thread |
| and staff | וְהַמַּטֶּ֖ה | wə·ham·maṭ·ṭeh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| are these | הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
Cross-references
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Genesis 37:32 · Psalm 50:21 · Genesis 38:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.