So Judah went to her and said, “Let me have sexual relations with you” (Judah did not know that she was Tamar, his daughter-in-law.)
Genesis 38:17 - Easy To Read Version Judah answered, “I will send you a young goat from my flock.” 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. |
So Judah went to her and said, “Let me have sexual relations with you” (Judah did not know that she was Tamar, his daughter-in-law.)
Judah asked, “What do you want me to give you as proof that I will send you the goat?”
Later, Judah sent his friend Hirah to Enaim to give the prostitute [231] the goat he promised. Also Judah told Hirah to get the special seal and the walking stick from her. But Hirah could not find her.
You will lose your shirt if you make yourself responsible for another man’s debts.
Most prostitutes force men to pay them for sex. But you gave money to your many lovers. You paid all the men around to come in to have sex with you.
Later, the master told the dishonest manager that he had done a smart thing. Yes, worldly people are smarter \{in their business\} with the people of their time than spiritual people are.
At the time of the wheat harvest, Samson went to visit his wife. He took a young goat with him as a gift. He said, “I am going to my wife’s room.”