When Yehudah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
Genesis 38:16 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) He turned to her by the way, and said, *Please come, let me come in to you,* for he didn't 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 Yehudah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
He said, *I will send you a kid of the goats from the flock.* She said, *Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?*
When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
They give gifts to all prostitutes; but you give your gifts to all your lovers, and bribe them, that they may come to you on every side for your prostitution.
and said, *What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?* They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.
You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute, or the wages of a dog, into the house of the LORD your God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination to the LORD your God.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.