Genesis 38:16

New English Translation

He turned aside to her along the road and said, “Come on! I want to have sex with you.” (He did not realize it was his daughter-in-law.) She asked, “What will you give me in exchange for having sex with you?”

Cross References

Genesis 38:15

When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.

Genesis 38:17

He replied, “I’ll send you a young goat from the flock.” She asked, “Will you give me a pledge until you send it?”

2 Samuel 13:11

As she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said to her, “Come on! Get in bed with me, my sister!”

Ezekiel 16:33

All prostitutes receive payment, but instead you give gifts to every one of your lovers. You bribe them to come to you from all around for your sexual favors!

Matthew 26:15

and said, “What will you give me to betray him into your hands?” So they set out thirty silver coins for him.

Deuteronomy 23:18

You must never bring the pay of a female prostitute or the wage of a male prostitute into the temple of the Lord your God in fulfillment of any vow, for both of these are abhorrent to the Lord your God.

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is the root of all evils. Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.