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17 Judah answered, “I will send you a young goat from my flock.”

She answered, “First give me ·something to keep as a deposit [a pledge] until you send the goat.”

18 Judah asked, “What do you want me to give you as a ·deposit [pledge]?”

Tamar answered, “Give me your ·seal [signet] and its cord, and give me your ·walking stick [staff; C all items that could identify a person].” So Judah gave these things to her. Then ·Judah and Tamar had sexual relations, and Tamar became pregnant [L he went to her and she conceived]. 19 When ·Tamar went home [L she got up and went], she took off the veil that covered her face and put on the clothes that showed she was a widow.

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