Genesis 38:25

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.38.25", "source": "הִ֣וא מוּצֵ֗את וְהִ֨יא שָׁלְחָ֤ה אֶל־חָמִ֙יהָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לְאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁר־אֵ֣לֶּה לּ֔וֹ אָנֹכִ֖י הָרָ֑ה וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הַכֶּר־נָ֔א לְמִ֞י הַחֹתֶ֧מֶת וְהַפְּתִילִ֛ים וְהַמַּטֶּ֖ה הָאֵֽלֶּה", "text": "She *mûṣēʾt* and she *šāləḥāh* unto her *ḥāmîhā* *lēʾmōr*, by *ləʾîš* that these belong to *lô*, I am *hārāh*. And *wattōʾmer*, *hakker*-*nāʾ* to whom the *haḥōtemet* and the *hapətîlîm* and the *hammaṭṭeh* *hāʾēlleh*?", "grammar": { "*mûṣēʾt*": "hophal participle, feminine singular - being brought out", "*šāləḥāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she sent", "*ḥāmîhā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her father-in-law", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying", "*ləʾîš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - by the man", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*hārāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - pregnant", "*wattōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said", "*hakker*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - recognize/identify", "*nāʾ*": "particle - please", "*haḥōtemet*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the seal", "*hapətîlîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the cords", "*hammaṭṭeh*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the staff", "*hāʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these" }, "variants": { "*mûṣēʾt*": "being brought out/as she was being taken out", "*šāləḥāh*": "she sent/dispatched/had someone take", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying/to say", "*ləʾîš*": "by the man/to the man", "*hārāh*": "pregnant/with child", "*hakker*": "recognize/identify/acknowledge" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הִ֣וא מוּצֵ֗את וְהִ֨יא שָׁלְחָ֤ה אֶל־חָמִ֙יהָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לְאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁר־אֵ֣לֶּה לּ֔וֹ אָנֹכִ֖י הָרָ֑ה וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הַכֶּר־נָ֔א לְמִ֞י הַחֹתֶ֧מֶת וְהַפְּתִילִ֛ים וְהַמַּטֶּ֖ה הָאֵֽלֶּה

Transliteration

She mûṣēʾt and she šāləḥāh unto her ḥāmîhā lēʾmōr, by ləʾîš that these belong to lô, I am hārāh. And wattōʾmer, hakker-nāʾ to whom the haḥōtemet and the hapətîlîm and the hammaṭṭeh hāʾēlleh?

Grammar Details

• *mûṣēʾt*: hophal participle, feminine singular - being brought out
• *šāləḥāh*: qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she sent
• *ḥāmîhā*: noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her father-in-law
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying
• *ləʾîš*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - by the man
• *lô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
• *hārāh*: adjective, feminine singular - pregnant
• *wattōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said
• *hakker*: hiphil imperative, masculine singular - recognize/identify
• *nāʾ*: particle - please
• *haḥōtemet*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the seal
• *hapətîlîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the cords
• *hammaṭṭeh*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the staff
• *hāʾēlleh*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these

Word Meanings

• *mûṣēʾt*: being brought out/as she was being taken out
• *šāləḥāh*: she sent/dispatched/had someone take
• *lēʾmōr*: saying/to say
• *ləʾîš*: by the man/to the man
• *hārāh*: pregnant/with child
• *hakker*: recognize/identify/acknowledge

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  As she was being brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law, saying, 'I am pregnant by the man to whom these items belong.' And she added, 'Please examine them. Whose seal, cord, and staff are these?'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  As she was being brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law, saying, By the man to whom these belong, I am pregnant. She also said, Discern, please, whose these are—the signet, the bracelets, and the staff.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  When she was brought forth,{H3318} she sent{H7971} to her father-in-law,{H2524} saying,{H559} By the man,{H376} whose these are, am I with child:{H2030} and she said,{H559} Discern,{H5234} I pray thee, whose are these, the signet,{H2858} and the cords,{H6616} and the staff.{H4294}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  When she was brought forth{H3318}{(H8716)}, she sent{H7971}{(H8804)} to her father in law{H2524}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, By the man{H376}, whose these are, am I with child{H2030}: and she said{H559}{(H8799)}, Discern{H5234}{(H8685)}, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet{H2858}, and bracelets{H6616}, and staff{H4294}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And when they brought her forth she sent to her father in lawe saynge: by the ma vnto whome these thinges pertayne am I with childe. And sayd also: loke whose are this seall necklace and staffe.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan she was brought forth, she sent vnto hir father in lawe, and sayde: By the man yt oweth these, am I wt childe. And she sayde: Knowest thou whose is this signet, this bracelet & this staff?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  When she was brought foorth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, vnto whom these things pertaine, am I with childe: and saide also, Looke, I pray thee, whose these are, the seale, and the cloke, and the staffe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when they brought her foorth, she sent to her father in lawe, saying: By the man vnto whom these thynges pertaine am I with chylde: And saide also, Loke I pray thee whose are these, this seale, and this bracelet, and this staffe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  When she [was] brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these [are, am] I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose [are] these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, "By the man, whose these are, I am with child." She also said, "Please discern whose are these-- the signet, and the cords, and the staff."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  She is brought out, and she hath sent unto her husband's father, saying, `To a man whose these `are', I `am' pregnant;' and she saith, `Discern, I pray thee, whose `are' these -- the seal, and the ribbons, and the staff.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and the cords, and the staff.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and the cords, and the staff.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And while she was being taken out, she sent word to her father-in-law, saying, The man whose property these things are, is the father of my child: say then, whose are this ring and this cord and this stick?

• World English Bible (2000)

  When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, "By the man, whose these are, I am with child." She also said, "Please discern whose are these--the signet, and the cords, and the staff."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  While they were bringing her out, she sent word to her father-in-law:“I am pregnant by the man to whom these belong.” Then she said,“Identify the one to whom the seal, cord, and staff belong.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 38:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Genesis.38.18", "source": "וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מָ֣ה הֽ͏ָעֵרָבוֹן֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶתֶּן־לָּךְ֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר חֹתָֽמְךָ֙ וּפְתִילֶ֔ךָ וּמַטְּךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וַיִּתֶּן־לָּ֛הּ וַיָּבֹ֥א אֵלֶ֖יהָ וַתַּ֥הַר לֽוֹ", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer*, what *hāʿērābôn* that *ʾettēn*-to you? And *wattōʾmer*, your *ḥōtāməḵā* and your *pətîleḵā* and your *maṭṭəḵā* which are in your *bəyādeḵā*. And *wayyittēn*-to her and *wayyābōʾ* unto her and *wattahar* by him", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*hāʿērābôn*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the pledge", "*ʾettēn*": "qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I shall give", "*wattōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said", "*ḥōtāməḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your seal", "*pətîleḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your cord", "*maṭṭəḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your staff", "*bəyādeḵā*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your hand", "*wayyittēn*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he gave", "*wayyābōʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went in", "*wattahar*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she conceived" }, "variants": { "*hāʿērābôn*": "the pledge/security/guarantee", "*ʾettēn*": "I shall give/provide/offer", "*ḥōtāməḵā*": "your seal/signet ring", "*pətîleḵā*": "your cord/string/ribbon", "*maṭṭəḵā*": "your staff/rod/walking stick", "*wayyittēn*": "and he gave/provided/handed over", "*wayyābōʾ*": "and he went in/had relations with", "*wattahar*": "and she conceived/became pregnant" } }
• Gen 37:32 : 32 { "verseID": "Genesis.37.32", "source": "וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֞וּ אֶת־כְּתֹ֣נֶת הַפַּסִּ֗ים וַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙ אֶל־אֲבִיהֶ֔ם וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ זֹ֣את מָצָ֑אנוּ הַכֶּר־נָ֗א הַכְּתֹ֧נֶת בִּנְךָ֛ הִ֖וא אִם־לֹֽא׃", "text": "And *wə-yəšalləḥû* *ʾeṯ*-*kəṯōneṯ* the *ha-ppasîm* and *wə-yāḇîʾû* to-their *ʾăḇîhem* and *wə-yōʾmərû*: This *zōʾṯ* *māṣāʾnû*; *hakker*-*nāʾ* the *ha-kkəṯōneṯ* your *binḵā* it *hîʾ* or-not?", "grammar": { "*wə-yəšalləḥû*": "waw-consecutive with piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they sent'", "*kəṯōneṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'tunic/coat of'", "*ha-ppasîm*": "definite article with noun, masculine plural - 'the colors/stripes'", "*wə-yāḇîʾû*": "waw-consecutive with hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they brought'", "*ʾăḇîhem*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their father'", "*wə-yōʾmərû*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they said'", "*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - 'this'", "*māṣāʾnû*": "verb, perfect 1st common plural - 'we found'", "*hakker*": "hiphil imperative 2nd masculine singular - 'recognize/identify'", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - 'please'", "*ha-kkəṯōneṯ*": "definite article with noun, feminine singular - 'the tunic'", "*binḵā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your son'", "*hîʾ*": "personal pronoun 3rd feminine singular - 'it'" }, "variants": { "*hakker*-*nāʾ*": "please identify/kindly recognize/pray examine" } }
• Ps 50:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Psalms.50.21", "source": "אֵ֤לֶּה עָשִׂ֨יתָ ׀ וְֽהֶחֱרַ֗שְׁתִּי דִּמִּ֗יתָ הֱֽיוֹת־אֶֽהְיֶ֥ה כָמ֑וֹךָ אוֹכִיחֲךָ֖ וְאֶֽעֶרְכָ֣ה לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "These *asita* *wecherashti* *dimmita* being-*ehyeh* like-you *ochiacha* and-*e'erchah* before-*einecha*", "grammar": { "*asita*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you did", "*wecherashti*": "verb, Hiphil perfect, 1st person singular with waw conjunction - and I kept silent", "*dimmita*": "verb, Piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you thought", "*ehyeh*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will be", "*ochiacha*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I will reprove you", "*e'erchah*": "verb, Qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - I will arrange/set in order", "*einecha*": "noun, feminine, dual with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes" }, "variants": { "*dimmita*": "you thought/imagined/considered", "*ochiacha*": "I will reprove you/rebuke you/correct you", "*e'erchah*": "I will set in order/arrange/lay out [the case]" } }
• Jer 2:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.2.26", "source": "כְּבֹ֤שֶׁת גַּנָּב֙ כִּ֣י יִמָּצֵ֔א כֵּ֥ן הֹבִ֖ישׁוּ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הֵ֤מָּה מַלְכֵיהֶם֙ שָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔ם וְכֹהֲנֵיהֶ֖ם וּנְבִיאֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*kəbōšet* *gannāb* *kî* *yimmāṣēʾ* *kēn* *hōbîšû* *bêt* *yiśrāʾēl* *hēmmāh* *malkêhem* *śārêhem* *wəkōhănêhem* *ūnəbîʾêhem*", "grammar": { "*kəbōšet*": "preposition + feminine singular construct noun - like the shame of", "*gannāb*": "masculine singular noun - thief", "*kî*": "conjunction - when", "*yimmāṣēʾ*": "imperfect Niphal, 3rd masculine singular - he is found/caught", "*kēn*": "adverb - so/thus", "*hōbîšû*": "perfect Hiphil, 3rd common plural - they are put to shame", "*bêt*": "masculine singular construct noun - house of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*hēmmāh*": "3rd masculine plural pronoun - they", "*malkêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their kings", "*śārêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their princes/officials", "*wəkōhănêhem*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their priests", "*ūnəbîʾêhem*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their prophets" }, "variants": { "*bōšet*": "shame/disgrace/humiliation", "*gannāb*": "thief/robber", "*yimmāṣēʾ*": "he is found/caught/discovered", "*hōbîšû*": "they are put to shame/disgraced/humiliated", "*bêt*": "house/household/family/dynasty of", "*śārêhem*": "their princes/officials/leaders", "*kōhănêhem*": "their priests/religious leaders", "*nəbîʾêhem*": "their prophets/seers" } }
• Rom 2:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Romans.2.16", "source": "Ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ὅτε κρινεῖ ὁ Θεὸς τὰ κρυπτὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων κατὰ τὸ εὐαγγέλιόν μου διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.", "text": "In *hēmera* when will *krinei* *ho Theos* the *krypta* of the *anthrōpōn* according to the *euangelion* of me through *Iēsou Christou*.", "grammar": { "*hēmera*": "noun, dative, feminine, singular - day", "*krinei*": "verb, future indicative, 3rd person singular - he will judge", "*ho Theos*": "article + noun, nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*krypta*": "adjective used as noun, accusative, neuter, plural - hidden things/secrets", "*anthrōpōn*": "noun, genitive, masculine, plural - of men/people", "*euangelion*": "noun, accusative, neuter, singular - gospel/good news", "*Iēsou Christou*": "noun + noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus Christ" }, "variants": { "*hēmera*": "day/time", "*krinei*": "will judge/evaluate/decide about", "*Theos*": "God/deity", "*krypta*": "hidden things/secrets/concealed matters", "*anthrōpōn*": "humans/people/men", "*euangelion*": "gospel/good news/glad tidings", "*Iēsou*": "Jesus/Joshua (name)", "*Christou*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One" } }
• 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.4.5", "source": "Ὥστε μὴ πρὸ καιροῦ τι κρίνετε, ἕως ἂν ἔλθῃ ὁ Κύριος, ὃς καὶ φωτίσει τὰ κρυπτὰ τοῦ σκότους, καὶ φανερώσει τὰς βουλὰς τῶν καρδιῶν: καὶ τότε ὁ ἔπαινος γενήσεται ἑκάστῳ ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "*Hōste mē pro kairou ti krinete*, *heōs an elthē ho Kyrios*, who also *phōtisei ta krypta tou skotous*, and *phanerōsei tas boulas tōn kardiōn*: and then the *epainos genēsetai* to each from *tou Theou*.", "grammar": { "*Hōste*": "conjunction - so that/therefore", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*pro kairou*": "preposition + genitive, masculine, singular - before time/prematurely", "*ti*": "accusative, neuter, singular - anything/something", "*krinete*": "present imperative, 2nd plural, active - judge", "*heōs an elthē*": "conjunction + particle + aorist subjunctive, 3rd singular - until comes", "*ho Kyrios*": "article + nominative, masculine, singular - the Lord", "*phōtisei*": "future indicative, 3rd singular, active - will illuminate/bring to light", "*ta krypta*": "article + accusative, neuter, plural - the hidden things", "*tou skotous*": "article + genitive, neuter, singular - of the darkness", "*phanerōsei*": "future indicative, 3rd singular, active - will reveal/make manifest", "*tas boulas*": "article + accusative, feminine, plural - the counsels/motives/intentions", "*tōn kardiōn*": "article + genitive, feminine, plural - of the hearts", "*epainos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - praise/commendation", "*genēsetai*": "future indicative, 3rd singular, middle - will be/become", "*hekastō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to each one", "*apo tou Theou*": "preposition + article + genitive, masculine, singular - from God" }, "variants": { "*pro kairou*": "before the time/prematurely/too early", "*krinete*": "judge/decide/condemn", "*phōtisei*": "will illuminate/bring to light/expose", "*krypta*": "hidden things/secrets/concealed matters", "*phanerōsei*": "will reveal/make manifest/bring to light", "*boulas*": "counsels/motives/purposes/intentions", "*epainos*": "praise/commendation/approval" } }
• Rev 20:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Revelation.20.12", "source": "Καὶ εἶδον τοὺς νεκρούς, μικρούς καὶ μεγάλους, ἑστῶτας ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ· καὶ βιβλία ἠνεῳχθησαν: καὶ ἄλλο βιβλίον ἠνεῳχθη, ὅ ἐστιν τῆς ζωῆς: καὶ ἐκρίθησαν οἱ νεκροὶ ἐκ τῶν γεγραμμένων ἐν τοῖς βιβλίοις, κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν.", "text": "And I *eidon* the *nekrous*, *mikrous* and *megalous*, *hestōtas* before the *Theou*; and *biblia* *ēneōchthēsan*: and another *biblion* *ēneōchthē*, which *estin* of the *zōēs*: and *ekrithēsan* the *nekroi* from the things *gegrammenōn* in the *bibliois*, according to the *erga* of them.", "grammar": { "*eidon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I saw", "*nekrous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - dead ones", "*mikrous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - small/little", "*megalous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - great/large", "*hestōtas*": "perfect active participle, accusative, masculine, plural - standing", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - God", "*biblia*": "nominative, neuter, plural - books/scrolls", "*ēneōchthēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - were opened", "*biblion*": "nominative, neuter, singular - book/scroll", "*ēneōchthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was opened", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*zōēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - life", "*ekrithēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - were judged", "*nekroi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - dead ones", "*gegrammenōn*": "perfect passive participle, genitive, neuter, plural - having been written", "*bibliois*": "dative, neuter, plural - books/scrolls", "*erga*": "accusative, neuter, plural - works/deeds" }, "variants": { "*nekrous*": "dead ones/corpses", "*hestōtas*": "standing/established/positioned", "*biblia*": "books/scrolls/records", "*ēneōchthēsan*": "were opened/unfolded/disclosed", "*zōēs*": "life/existence", "*ekrithēsan*": "were judged/evaluated/assessed", "*gegrammenōn*": "having been written/recorded/inscribed", "*erga*": "works/deeds/actions" } }