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And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not. (KJV)

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.Lachand he sent

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

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

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Genesis 38:20 word 1

יְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahJudah

Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Judah

Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Genesis 38:20 word 2

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 38:20 word 3

גְּדִ֣יge.Di[the] kid of

Lemma: גְּדִי (ge.di) · Strong's: H1423

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

Meaning: kid

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:16, Genesis 38:17, Genesis 38:23, Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1423; TAHOT Genesis 38:20 word 4

הָֽעִזִּ֗יםha.'i.Zimthe goats

Lemma: עֵז (ez) · Strong's: H5795

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: goat

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:16, Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5795; TAHOT Genesis 38:20 word 5

בְּיַד֙be.Yadby [the] hand of

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 38:20 word 6

רֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.hufriend his

Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453

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

Meaning: neighbor

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 43:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Genesis 38:20 word 7

הָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔יha.'a.du.la.Mithe Adullamite

Lemma: עֲדֻלָּמִי (a.dul.la.mi) · Strong's: H5726

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)

Meaning: Adullamite

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5726; TAHOT Genesis 38:20 word 8

לָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatto take

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Genesis 38:20 word 9

הָעֵרָב֖וֹןha.'e.ra.Vonthe 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 38:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6162; TAHOT Genesis 38:20 word 10

מִיַּ֣דmi.Yadfrom [the] hand of

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 38:20 word 11

הָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.Shahthe woman

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Genesis 38:20 word 12

וְלֹ֖אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 38:20 word 13

מְצָאָֽהּ\׃me.tza.'Ahhe found her

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Genesis 38:20 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

Now when Judah	→	יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah
sent	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
his friend [Hirah]	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor
the Adullamite	→	עֲדֻלָּמִי H5726 Adullamite
with	→	יָד H3027G hand
the young goat	→	גְּדִי H1423 kid
. . .	→	עֵז H5795 goat
to collect	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
the items he had left with	→	עֵרָבוֹן H6162 pledge
. . .	→	יָד H3027G hand
the woman	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
he could not	→	לֹא H3808 not
find her	→	מָצָא H4672 to find

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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