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Genesis 38:17

15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.

16 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?

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?

18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

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BSB
“I will send you a young goat from my flock,” Judah answered. But she replied, “Only if you leave me something as a pledge until you send it.”
KJV
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?
WEB
He said, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, “Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?”
ASV
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?
DARBY
And he said, I will send [thee] a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give [me] a pledge, until thou send it?
BLB
And he said, “I—I will send a kid of the goats from the flock.” And she said, “Only if you will give [me] a pledge until you send it.”
ÅB
Han svarte: Jeg vil sende deg et kje av min buskap. Da sa hun: Ja, dersom du vil gi meg et pant, til du sender meg det.
OTB
Han svarte: "Jeg vil sende deg en ung geit fra min flokk." Hun spurte: "Vil du gi meg et pant til du sender den?"
B1930
Han svarte: Jeg vil sende dig et kje av min buskap. Da sa hun: Ja, dersom du vil gi mig et pant, til du sender mig det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 38:20

    And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.

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  • Ezekiel 16:33

    They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.

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  • Luke 16:8

    And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

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  • Proverbs 20:16

    Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

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  • Genesis 38:24–25

    And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

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