38:17 He replied, “I’ll send you a young goat from the flock.” She asked, “Will you give me a pledge until you send it?” 1 38:18 He said, “What pledge should I give you?” She replied, “Your seal, your cord, and the staff that’s in your hand.” So he gave them to her and had sex with her. 2 She became pregnant by him.
1 tnHeb “until you send.”
2 tnHeb “and he went to her.” This expression is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.