The Meaning of Genesis 38:18 Explained

Genesis 38:18

KJV: 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.

YLT: and he saith, 'What is the pledge that I give to thee?' and she saith, 'Thy seal, and thy ribbon, and thy staff which is in thy hand;' and he giveth to her, and goeth in unto her, and she conceiveth to him;

Darby: And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy lace, and thy staff which is in thy hand. And he gave it her, and went in to her; and she conceived by him.

ASV: And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Genesis 38:18 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Genesis 38

1  Judah begets Er, Onan, and Shelah
6  Er's marriage with Tamar, and death
8  The trespass of Onan
11  Tamar is reserved for Shelah
12  Judah's wife dies
13  Tamar deceives Judah
27  She bears twins, Pharez and Zarah

What do the individual words in Genesis 38:18 mean?

And he said what pledge that shall I give you so she said Your signet and cord and your staff that [is] in your hand And he gave [them] to her and went in to her and she conceived by him
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מָ֣ה הָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶתֶּן־ ؟ לָּךְ֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר חֹתָֽמְךָ֙ וּפְתִילֶ֔ךָ וּמַטְּךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וַיִּתֶּן־ לָּ֛הּ וַיָּבֹ֥א אֵלֶ֖יהָ וַתַּ֥הַר לֽוֹ

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר  And  he  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮  pledge 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵרָבֹון  
Sense: pledge, security.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
אֶתֶּן־  shall  I  give 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר  so  she  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
חֹתָֽמְךָ֙  Your  signet 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: חֹותָם  
Sense: seal, signet, signet-ring.
וּפְתִילֶ֔ךָ  and  cord 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: פָּתִיל  
Sense: cord, thread (twisted).
וּמַטְּךָ֖  and  your  staff 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  that  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ  in  your  hand 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
וַיִּתֶּן־  And  he  gave  [them] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לָּ֛הּ  to  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
וַיָּבֹ֥א  and  went  in 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֵלֶ֖יהָ  to  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
וַתַּ֥הַר  and  she  conceived 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: הֹור 
Sense: to conceive, become pregnant, bear, be with child, be conceived, progenitor.
לֽוֹ  by  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular

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