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And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 38:18 word 1

מָ֣הmahwhat?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Genesis 38:18 word 2

הָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ha.'e.ra.Von[is] the pledge

Lemma: עֵרָבוֹן (a.ra.von) · Strong's: H6162

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: pledge

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 38:17, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6162; TAHOT Genesis 38:18 word 3

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 38:18 word 4

אֶתֶּן\־'e.ten-I will give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Genesis 38:18 word 5

וַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merand she said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 38:18 word 6

חֹתָֽמְךָ֙cho.ta.me.Khaseal your

Lemma: חֹתָם (cho.tam) · Strong's: H2368

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: signet

Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 28:11, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 28:36, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:14, Exodus 39:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2368; TAHOT Genesis 38:18 word 7

וּפְתִילֶ֔ךָu.fe.ti.Le.khaand cord your

Lemma: פָּתִיל (pa.til) · Strong's: H6616

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: cord

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 38:25, Exodus 28:28, Exodus 28:37, Exodus 39:3, Exodus 39:21, Exodus 39:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6616; TAHOT Genesis 38:18 word 8

וּמַטְּךָ֖u.ma.te.Khaand staff your

Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: tribe: rod

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 38:25, Exodus 4:2, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 4:17, Exodus 4:20, Exodus 7:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4294G; TAHOT Genesis 38:18 word 9

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 38:18 word 10

בְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.kha[is] in hand your

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Genesis 38:18 word 11

וַיִּתֶּן\־vai.yi.ten-and he gave [them]

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Genesis 38:18 word 12

וַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'and he went

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 38:18 word 13

אֵלֶ֖יהָ'e.Lei.hainto her

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 38:18 word 14

וַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harand she conceived

Lemma: הָרָה (ha.rah) · Strong's: H2029

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to conceive

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 19:36, Genesis 21:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2029; TAHOT Genesis 38:18 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

What	→	מָה H4100 what?
pledge	→	עֵרָבוֹן H6162 pledge
should I give	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
you	→
he asked	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
She answered	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Your seal	→	חֹתָם H2368 signet
and your cord	→	פָּתִיל H6616 cord
and the staff	→	מַטֶּה H4294G tribe: rod
in your hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
So he gave them	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
to her	→
and slept with	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
her	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
and she became pregnant	→	הָרָה H2029 to conceive
by him	→

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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