When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
Genesis 38:16 - 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?” 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?" 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? |
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
He answered, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” And she said, “If you give me a pledge, until you send it—”
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”
Men give gifts to all prostitutes, but you gave your gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from every side with your whorings.
and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver.
You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.