Genesis 38:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

“One of my young goats,” he answered. “What will you give me to keep until you send the goat?” she asked.

Cross References

Genesis 38:16

and asked her to sleep with him. She asked, “What will you give me if I do?”

Genesis 38:18

“What do you want?” he asked in return. “The ring on that cord around your neck,” was her reply. “I also want the special walking stick you have with you.” He gave them to her, they slept together, and she became pregnant.

Genesis 38:20

Judah sent his friend Hirah to take a goat to the woman, so he could get back the ring and walking stick, but she wasn't there.

Proverbs 20:16

You deserve to lose your coat if you loan it to someone to guarantee payment for the debt of a stranger.

Ezekiel 16:33

Prostitutes accept money for having sex, but you bribe men from everywhere to have sex with you.

Luke 16:8

The master praised his dishonest manager for looking out for himself so well. That's how it is! The people of this world look out for themselves better than the people who belong to the light.

Judges 15:1

Later, during the wheat harvest, Samson went to visit the young woman he thought was still his wife. He brought along a young goat as a gift and said to her father, “I want to go into my wife's bedroom.” “You can't do that,” he replied.