He went over to her at the road side, and said, “Come, let me come in to you,” for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?”
Genesis 38:17 - Revised Standard Version He answered, “I will send you a kid from the flock.” And she said, “Will you give me a pledge, till you send it?” Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He answered, I will send you a kid from the flock. And she said, Will you give me a pledge (deposit) until you send it? American Standard Version (1901) And 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? Common English Bible He said, “I will give you a kid goat from my flock.” She said, “Only if you give me some deposit, as security to guarantee that you will send it.” Catholic Public Domain Version He said, "I will send you a young goat from the flock." And again, she said, "I will allow what you want, if you give me a pledge, until you may send what you promise." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He said: I will send thee a kid out of the flock. And when she said again: I will suffer what thou wilt, if thou give a pledge, till thou send what thou promisest. |
He went over to her at the road side, and said, “Come, let me come in to you,” for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?”
He said, “What pledge shall I give you?” She replied, “Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” So he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
When Judah sent the kid by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand, he could not find her.
Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners.
Men give gifts to all harlots; but you gave your gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from every side for your harlotries.
The master commended the dishonest steward for his shrewdness; for the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.
After a while, at the time of wheat harvest, Samson went to visit his wife with a kid; and he said, “I will go in to my wife in the chamber.” But her father would not allow him to go in.