When Juda saw her, he thought she was a harlot: for she had covered her face, lest she should be known.
Genesis 38:16 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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?" English Standard Version 2016 He turned 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?” |
When Juda saw her, he thought she was a harlot: for she had covered her face, lest she should be known.
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.
And when she had presented him the meat, he took hold of her, and said: Come lie with me, my sister.
Gifts are given to all harlots: but thou hast given hire to all thy lovers, and thou hast given them gifts to come to thee from every side, to commit fornication with thee.
And said to them: What will you give me, and I will deliver him unto you? But they appointed him thirty pieces of silver.
Thou shalt not offer the hire of a strumpet, nor the price of a dog, in the house of the Lord thy God, whatsoever it be that thou hast vowed: because both these are an abomination to the Lord thy God.
For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith, and have entangled themselves in many sorrows.