Genesis 38:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁶ He went over to her at the roadside 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?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ 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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ He turned to her by the road and said, Come, let me have intercourse with you; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will you give me that you may have intercourse with me?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ 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?

Common English Bible

¹⁶ He turned to her beside the road and said, “Let me sleep with you,” because he didn’t know she was his daughter-in-law. She said, “What will you give me for sleeping with you?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And entering to her, he said, "Permit me to join with you." For he did not know her to be his daughter-in-law. And she responded, "What will you give to me, to enjoy me as a concubine?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ 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?

Genesis 38:16 Cross References

Genesis 38:15

When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a prostitute, for she had covered her face.

Genesis 38:17

He answered, “I will send you a kid from the flock.” And she said, “Only if you give me a pledge until you send it.”

2 Samuel 13:11

But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”

Ezekiel 16:33

Gifts are given to all prostitutes, but you gave your gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from all around for your prostitutions.

Matthew 26:15

and said, “What will you give me if I betray him to you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver.

Deuteronomy 23:18

You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are abhorrent to the Lord your God.

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.