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Genesis 38:16-18
GOD’S WORD Translation
Genesis 38:16-18
GOD’S WORD Translation
16 Since he didn’t know she was his daughter-in-law, he approached her by the roadside and said, “Come on, let’s sleep together!”
She asked, “What will you pay to sleep with me?”
17 “I’ll send you a young goat from the flock,” he answered.
She said, “First give me something as a deposit until you send it.”
18 “What should I give you as a deposit?” he asked.
“Your signet ring, its cord, and the shepherd’s staff that’s in your hand,” she answered.
So he gave them to her. Then he slept with her, and she became pregnant.
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