He said,therefore, "I will sendyou a younggoatfrom the flock."She said,moreover, "Will you givea pledgeuntilyou send[it]?"
So he turnedasideto her by the road,and said,"Herenow,let me comein to you"; for he did not knowthat she was his daughter-in-law.And she said,"Whatwill you giveme, that you may comein to me?"
He said,"Whatpledgeshall I giveyou?" And she said,"Your sealand your cord,and your staffthat is in your hand."So he gave[them] to her and wentin to her, and she conceivedby him.
When Judahsentthe younggoatby his friendthe Adullamite,to receivethe pledgefrom the woman'shand,he did not findher.
Takehis garmentwhenhe becomessuretyfor a stranger;And for foreigners,holdhim in pledge.
"Men givegiftsto allharlots,but you giveyour giftsto allyour loversto bribethem to cometo you from everydirectionfor your harlotries.
"And his masterpraisedthe unrighteousmanagerbecausehe had actedshrewdly;for the sonsof thisageare more shrewdin relationto their ownkindthanthe sonsof light.
But aftera while,in the timeof wheatharvest,Samsonvisitedhis wifewith a younggoat,and said,"I will goin to my wifein [her] room."But her fatherdid not lethim enter.
