Genesis 38:17 — Bible Verse (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?”
Genesis 38:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 38:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 38:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, “Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?””
Genesis 38:17 — World English Bible
Genesis 38:17 ASV — 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? ”
Genesis 38:17 — American Standard Version
Genesis 38:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he saith, `I--I send a kid of the goats from the flock.' And she saith, `Dost thou give a pledge till thou send <FI>it<Fi> ?'”
Genesis 38:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 38:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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? ”
Genesis 38:17 — Darby Translation
Genesis 38:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then said he, I will sende thee a kid of the goates from the flocke. and she said, Well, if thou wilt giue me a pledge, till thou sende it.”
Genesis 38:17 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 38:17 in Context — Genesis 38
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.
19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
What Does Genesis 38:17 Mean?
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