He went over to her and said, ‘Come, let me sleep with you,’ for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, ‘What will you give me for sleeping with me? ’
Genesis 38:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘I will send you a young goat from my flock,’ he replied. But she said, ‘Only if you leave something with me until you send it.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 and said, ‘Come, let me sleep with you,’ for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, ‘What will you give me for sleeping with me? ’
‘What should I give you? ’ he asked. She answered, ‘Your signet ring, your cord, and the staff in your hand.’ So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite in order to get back the items he had left with the woman, he could not find her.
Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for foreigners.
Men give gifts to all prostitutes, but you gave gifts to all your lovers. You bribed them to come to you from all around for your sexual favours.
‘The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the children of this age are more shrewd than the children of light in dealing with their own people.
Later on, during the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat as a gift and visited his wife. ‘I want to go to my wife in her room,’ he said. But her father would not let him enter.