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Genesis 38:14-20
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 38
14
So she removed her widow’s garments and covered
herself
with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gateway of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah had grown up, and she had not been given to him as a wife.
15
When Judah saw her, he assumed she
was
a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
16
So he turned aside to her by the road, and said, 'Here now, let me have relations with you'; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, 'What will you give me, that you may have relations with me?'
17
He said, therefore, 'I will send you a young goat from the flock.' She then said, 'Will you give a pledge until you send
it?
'
18
He said, 'What pledge shall I give you?' And she said, 'Your seal and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.' So he gave
them
to her and had relations with her, and she conceived by him.
19
Then she got up and departed, and removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments.
20
When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, he did not find her.
King James Version
Chapter 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.
19
And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
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.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 38
14
So she took off her widow’s clothes, veiled her face, covered herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that, though Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.
15
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
16
He went over to her and said, "Come, let me sleep with you," for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, "What will you give me for sleeping with me?"
17
"I will send you a young goat from my flock," he replied. But she said, "Only if you leave something with me until you send it."
18
"What should I give you?" he asked. She answered, "Your signet ring, your cord, and the staff in your hand." So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
19
She got up and left, then removed her veil and put her widow’s clothes back on.
20
When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite in order to get back the items he had left with the woman, he could not find her.
New Living Translation
Chapter 38
14
Tamar was aware that Shelah had grown up, but no arrangements had been made for her to come and marry him. So she changed out of her widow’s clothing and covered herself with a veil to disguise herself. Then she sat beside the road at the entrance to the village of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah.
15
Judah noticed her and thought she was a prostitute, since she had covered her face.
16
So he stopped and propositioned her. 'Let me have sex with you,' he said, not realizing that she was his own daughter-in-law. 'How much will you pay to have sex with me?' Tamar asked.
17
I’ll send you a young goat from my flock,' Judah promised. 'But what will you give me to guarantee that you will send the goat?' she asked.
18
What kind of guarantee do you want?' he replied. She answered, 'Leave me your identification seal and its cord and the walking stick you are carrying.' So Judah gave them to her. Then he had intercourse with her, and she became pregnant.
19
Afterward she went back home, took off her veil, and put on her widow’s clothing as usual.
20
Later Judah asked his friend Hirah the Adullamite to take the young goat to the woman and to pick up the things he had given her as his guarantee. But Hirah couldn’t find her.
English Standard Version
Chapter 38
14
she took off her widow 's garments and covered herself with a veil, wrapping herself up, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him in marriage.
15
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
16
He turned to her at the roadside and said, "Come, let me come in to you," for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, "What will you give me, that you may come in to me?"
17
He answered, "I will send you a young goat from the flock." And she said, "If you give me a pledge, until you send it — "
18
He said, "What pledge shall I give you?" She replied, "Your signet and your cord and your staff that is in your hand." So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
19
Then she arose and went away, and taking off her veil she put on the garments of her widowhood.
20
When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite to take back the pledge from the woman 's hand, he did not find her.
New International Version
Chapter 38
14
she took off her widow’s clothes, covered herself with a veil to disguise herself, and then sat down at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that, though Shelah had now grown up, she had not been given to him as his wife.
15
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
16
Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her by the roadside and said, "Come now, let me sleep with you." "And what will you give me to sleep with you?" she asked.
17
"I’ll send you a young goat from my flock," he said. "Will you give me something as a pledge until you send it?" she asked.
18
He said, "What pledge should I give you?" "Your seal and its cord, and the staff in your hand," she answered. So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
19
After she left, she took off her veil and put on her widow’s clothes again.
20
Meanwhile Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite in order to get his pledge back from the woman, but he did not find her.
New King James Version
Chapter 38
14
So she took off her widow’s garments, covered
herself
with a veil and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place which
was
on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as a wife.
15
When Judah saw her, he thought she
was
a harlot, because she had covered her face.
16
Then he turned to her by the way, and said, “Please let me come in to you”; for he did not know that she
was
his daughter-in-law. So she said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?”
17
And he said, “I will send a young goat from the flock.” So she said, “Will you give
me
a pledge till you send
it?
”
18
Then he said, “What pledge shall I give you?” So she said, “Your signet and cord, and your staff that
is
in your hand.” Then he gave
them
to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
19
So she arose and went away, and laid aside her veil and put on the garments of her widowhood.
20
And Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive
his
pledge from the woman’s hand, but he did not find her.
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