Genesis 38:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Genesis 38:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 38:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 38:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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?””
Genesis 38:16 — World English Bible
Genesis 38:16 ASV — 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? ”
Genesis 38:16 — American Standard Version
Genesis 38:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he turneth aside unto her by the way, and saith, `Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee,' (for he hath not known that she <FI>is<Fi> his daughter-in-law); and she saith, `What dost thou give to me, that thou mayest come in unto me?'”
Genesis 38:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 38:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he turned aside to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me go in to thee; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in to me? ”
Genesis 38:16 — Darby Translation
Genesis 38:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he turned to the way towardes her, and saide, Come, I pray thee, let me lie with thee. (for he knewe not that she was his daughter in lawe) And she answered, What wilt thou giue me for to lie with me?”
Genesis 38:16 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 38:16 in Context — Genesis 38
14 And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
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?
17 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.
What Does Genesis 38:16 Mean?
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