Genesis 38:16
He turned to her by the roadside and said, Let me come in to you; for he did not know she was his daughter-in-law. She said, What will you give me, that you may come in to me?
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
He turned aside to her by the roadside and said, 'Come now, let me sleep with you.' He did not know she was his daughter-in-law. She asked, 'What will you give me to sleep with you?'
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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?
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And he turned{H5186} unto her by the way,{H1870} and said,{H559} Come,{H3051} I pray thee, let me come in{H935} unto thee: for he knew{H3045} not that she was his daughter-in-law.{H3618} And she said,{H559} What wilt thou give{H5414} me, that thou mayest come in{H935} unto me?
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he turned{H5186}{(H8799)} unto her by the way{H1870}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Go to{H3051}{(H8798)}, I pray thee, let me come in{H935}{(H8799)} unto thee;(for he knew{H3045}{(H8804)} not that she was his daughter in law{H3618}.) And she said{H559}{(H8799)}, What wilt thou give{H5414}{(H8799)} me, that thou mayest come in{H935}{(H8799)} unto me?
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And turned to her vnto the waye and sayde come I praye the let me lye with the for he knewe not that it was his doughter in lawe. And she sayde what wylt thou gyue me for to lye with me?
Coverdale Bible (1535)
and he gat him to her in the waye, and saide: I praye the let me lye with the, for he knewe not that it was his doughter in lawe. She answered: What wilt thou geue me, that thou mayest lie with me?
Geneva Bible (1560)
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?
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And he turned to her vnto the way, & sayde, Come I praye thee, let me lye with thee. (For he knewe not that it was his daughter in law.) And she answered: What wylt thou geue me for to lye with thee?
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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?
Webster's Bible (1833)
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?"
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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 `is' his daughter-in-law); and she saith, `What dost thou give to me, that thou mayest come in unto me?'
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?
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?
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And turning to her by the roadside, he said to her, Let me come in to you; for he had no idea that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will you give me as my price?
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?"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
He turned aside to her along the road and said,“Come, please, I want to sleep with you.”(He did not realize it was his daughter-in-law.) She asked,“What will you give me so that you may sleep with me?”
Referenced Verses
- 2 Sam 13:11 : 11 And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister.
- Matt 26:15 : 15 And said to them, What will you give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they agreed with him for thirty pieces of silver.
- 1 Tim 6:10 : 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil: which while some coveted after, they have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
- Ezek 16:33 : 33 They give gifts to all harlots, but you give your gifts to all your lovers, and hire them, that they may come to you on every side for your whoredom.
- Deut 23:18 : 18 You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD your God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination to the LORD your God.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Gen 38:13-153 verses84%
13 Tamar was told, Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
14 So she took off her widow’s garments, covered herself with a veil, wrapped herself, and sat by the roadside in an open place, which is on the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him as a wife.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, because she had covered her face.
- Gen 38:17-2610 verses82%
17 He said, I will send you a young goat from the flock. She said, Will you give me a pledge, till you send it?
18 He said, What pledge shall I give you? She replied, Your signet, your bracelets, 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 her widow’s garments again.
20 Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, but he could not find her.
21 He asked the men of the place, Where is the prostitute who was by the roadside? They said, There has been no prostitute here.
22 So he returned to Judah and said, I could not find her; and the men of the place said there has been no prostitute there.
23 Judah said, Let her keep them, lest we become a laughingstock; after all, I sent the young goat, and you did not find her.
24 About three months later, it was told Judah, Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the harlot; moreover, she is pregnant by harlotry. Judah said, Bring her out, and let her be burned.
25 As she was being brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law, saying, By the man to whom these belong, I am pregnant. She also said, Discern, please, whose these are—the signet, the bracelets, and the staff.
26 Judah acknowledged them and said, She has been more righteous than I, because I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he never knew her again.
- Gen 38:1-22 verses77%
1 At that time, Judah left his brothers and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
2 There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; he took her and went in to her.
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11 Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, Stay a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up; for he thought, Lest he also die like his brothers. So Tamar went and lived in her father's house.
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16 And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who are you, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
- Gen 34:11-122 verses74%
11 And Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, Let me find grace in your eyes, and whatever you say to me, I will give.
12 Ask me for ever so much dowry and gift, and I will give according to your saying to me, but give me the young woman as a wife.
- Gen 34:7-82 verses74%
7 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it, and they were grieved and very wroth because he had wrought folly in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, a thing that ought not to be done.
8 And Hamor spoke with them, saying, My son Shechem longs for your daughter; I pray you give her to him as a wife.
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23 and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father's house for us to lodge?"
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38 but you shall go to my father's house and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.'
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8 Then Judah said to Onan, Go to your brother’s wife, marry her, and raise offspring for your brother.
- Judg 19:3-42 verses73%
3 And her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back, having his servant with him and a pair of donkeys. She brought him into her father's house, and when the young woman’s father saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
4 His father-in-law, the young woman's father, kept him, and he stayed with him three days: so they ate and drank and lodged there.
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14 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before anyone could recognize another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
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35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he did not perceive when she lay down, nor when she arose.
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8 Behold now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; let me, I pray you, bring them to you, and do to them as seems good in your eyes: only do nothing to these men; for they have come under the shadow of my roof.
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14 And gives occasions of speech against her, and brings up an evil name upon her, and says, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a virgin.
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23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter and brought her to him, and he went in to her.
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33 So they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he did not perceive when she lay down, nor when she arose.
- 2 Sam 13:11-122 verses72%
11 And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister.
12 And she answered him, No, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing should be done in Israel: do not commit this disgrace.
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24 Behold, here is my daughter, a maiden, and his concubine; I will bring them out now, abuse them, and do to them what seems good to you; but do not do such a vile thing to this man."
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31 And the firstborn said to the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man on earth to come in to us in the manner of all the earth.
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16 Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him and said, "You must come to me, for surely I have hired you with my son's mandrakes." He lay with her that night.
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38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
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9 When the man arose to depart with his concubine and servant, his father-in-law, the young woman's father, said to him, "Look, now the day draws toward evening; please stay all night. Look, the day ends; lodge here, that your heart may be merry. Tomorrow go early on your way that you may go home."
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2 Her father said, I truly thought you hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? Take her instead, I ask you.
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4 And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Get me this young woman as a wife.
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36 And she said to him, My father, if you have opened your mouth to the LORD, do to me according to what has proceeded out of your mouth; forasmuch as the LORD has taken vengeance for you upon your enemies, even of the children of Ammon.
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15 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law: she is your son's wife; you shall not uncover her nakedness.