Genesis 38:20
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
7971 [e]וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח
way-yiš-laḥ
And sentConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
3063 [e]יְהוּדָ֜ה
yə-hū-ḏāh
JudahN-proper-ms
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
1423 [e]גְּדִ֣י
gə-ḏî
the youngN-msc
5795 [e]הָֽעִזִּ֗ים
hā-‘iz-zîm,
goatArt | N-fp
3027 [e]בְּיַד֙
bə-yaḏ
by the handPrep-b | N-fsc
7453 [e]רֵעֵ֣הוּ
rê-‘ê-hū
of his friendN-msc | 3ms
5726 [e]הָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔י
hā-‘ă-ḏul-lā-mî,
the AdullamiteArt | N-proper-ms
3947 [e]לָקַ֥חַת
lā-qa-ḥaṯ
to receivePrep-l | V-Qal-Inf
6162 [e]הָעֵרָב֖וֹן
hā-‘ê-rā-ḇō-wn
[his] pledgeArt | N-ms
3027 [e]מִיַּ֣ד
mî-yaḏ
from handPrep-m | N-fsc
802 [e]הָאִשָּׁ֑ה
hā-’iš-šāh;
of the womanArt | N-fs
3808 [e]וְלֹ֖א
wə-lō
but notConj-w | Adv-NegPrt
4672 [e]מְצָאָֽהּ׃
mə-ṣā-’āh.
he did find herV-Qal-Perf-3ms | 3fs





















Hebrew Texts
בראשית 38:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יְהוּדָ֜ה אֶת־גְּדִ֣י הָֽעִזִּ֗ים בְּיַד֙ רֵעֵ֣הוּ הָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔י לָקַ֥חַת הָעֵרָבֹ֖ון מִיַּ֣ד הָאִשָּׁ֑ה וְלֹ֖א מְצָאָֽהּ׃

בראשית 38:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
וישלח יהודה את־גדי העזים ביד רעהו העדלמי לקחת הערבון מיד האשה ולא מצאה׃

בראשית 38:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
וישלח יהודה את־גדי העזים ביד רעהו העדלמי לקחת הערבון מיד האשה ולא מצאה׃

בראשית 38:20 Hebrew Bible
וישלח יהודה את גדי העזים ביד רעהו העדלמי לקחת הערבון מיד האשה ולא מצאה׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand, he did not find her.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite in order to get back the items he had left with the woman, he could not find her.
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