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Genesis 38:16-18
New Catholic Bible
Genesis 38:16-18
New Catholic Bible
16 He headed over to her and said, “Let me sleep with you.” He did not know that this was his daughter-in-law.
She said, “What will you give me to sleep with me?”
17 He said, “I will send a goat from the flock.”
She said, “Will you give me a pledge to hold until you will have sent it?”
18 “What pledge shall I give you?” he asked.
“Your signet ring, your cord, and the staff in your hand.”
He gave them to her and slept with her, and she conceived.
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Genesis 38:16-18
New International Version
Genesis 38:16-18
New International Version
16 Not realizing(A) that she was his daughter-in-law,(B) he went over to her by the roadside and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.”(C)
“And what will you give me to sleep with you?”(D) she asked.
17 “I’ll send you a young goat(E) from my flock,” he said.
“Will you give me something as a pledge(F) until you send it?” she asked.
18 He said, “What pledge should I give you?”
“Your seal(G) and its cord, and the staff(H) in your hand,” she answered. So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.(I)
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