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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said what the_pledge which I_will_give to_you and_she/it_said seal_your and_cord_your and_staff_your which in/on/at/with_hand_your and_gave to_her and_went_in to_her/it and_she/it_conceived/became_pregnant to_him/it.
OET (OET-RV) “What pledge should I give you?” he asked.
¶ “Your signet ring and its cord, and your staff that you’re holding.” So he handed them to her and went and lay with her, and she became pregnant as a result.
Note 1 topic: writing-quotations
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
and=he/it_said
Alternate translation: “So Judah asked her,”
מָ֣ה הָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶתֶּן לָּךְ֒
what the,pledge which/who give to,you
Alternate translation: “What should I give to you as a pledge”
Note 2 topic: translate-unknown
חֹתָֽמְךָ֙ וּפְתִילֶ֔ךָ
seal,your and,cord,your
A signet or “identification seal” was a ring or small cylinder-shaped object that had the owner’s name engraved on it and was worn around his neck on a cord. It was used to prove his identity and to sign documents that were written on clay tablets, by rolling the cylinder over the soft clay. If people in your culture are not familiar with these things, you could put some of this information in a footnote. Alternate translation: “Give me your signature thing with its string that you wear around your neck,”
וּמַטְּךָ֖
and,staff,your
Alternate translation: “and your cane”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism
וַיָּבֹ֥א אֵלֶ֖יהָ
and,went_in to=her/it
Consider again how you translated the idiom went to in the book of Genesis. See Gen 6:4 (See: note); 16:2, 4; 19:31; 30:3-4; 38:2, 8-9, 16, 18. It may be necessary to translate this phrase in different ways, depending on the context; for example, the relationship in Gen 38:16, 18 was outside of marriage. Alternate translation: “Then he lay with her,”
וַתַּ֥הַר לֽוֹ
and=she/it_conceived/became_pregnant to=him/it
Consider again how you translated “conceive” in the book of Genesis. See Gen 4:1, 17; 16:4-5; 19:36; 21:2; 25:21; 29:32-35; 30:5, 7, 17, 19, 23; 38:3-4, 18. Alternate translation: “and she became pregnant by him.” or “and he caused her to become pregnant.”
38:18 identification seal: A stone or metal cylinder was engraved with distinctive designs and was usually worn around the neck on a cord; when rolled onto clay or wax, it left a distinct impression.
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said what the_pledge which I_will_give to_you and_she/it_said seal_your and_cord_your and_staff_your which in/on/at/with_hand_your and_gave to_her and_went_in to_her/it and_she/it_conceived/became_pregnant to_him/it.
OET (OET-RV) “What pledge should I give you?” he asked.
¶ “Your signet ring and its cord, and your staff that you’re holding.” So he handed them to her and went and lay with her, and she became pregnant as a result.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.