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Genesis 38:16

What does Genesis 38:16 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 38:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee: for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee: for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And turning to her by the roadside, he said to her, Let me come in to you; for he had no idea that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will you give me as my price?

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and he turneth aside unto her by the way, and saith, `Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee,' (for he hath not known that she <FI>is<Fi> his daughter-in-law); and she saith, `What dost thou give to me, that thou mayest come in unto me?'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And going to her, he said: Suffer me to lie with thee: for he knew her not to be his daughter-in-law. And she answered: What wilt thou give me to enjoy my company?

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he turned aside to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me go in to thee; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in to me?

Context

v.15When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.

v.16This passage

v.17And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 23:18

    Thou shalt not bring the hire of a harlot, or the wages of a dog, into the house of Jehovah thy God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.

  • Ezekiel 16:33

    They give gifts to all harlots; but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and bribest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredoms.

  • 1 Timothy 6:10

    For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  • Matthew 26:15

    and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

  • 2 Samuel 13:11

    And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come, lie with me, my sister.

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