Verse 16
Genesis 38:16
Noah Webster Bible
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And he turned to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me have access to thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law:) and she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayst have access to me?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּ֨ט אֵלֶ֜י/הָ אֶל הַ/דֶּ֗רֶךְ וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הָֽבָ/ה נָּא֙ אָב֣וֹא אֵלַ֔יִ/ךְ כִּ֚י לֹ֣א יָדַ֔ע כִּ֥י כַלָּת֖/וֹ הִ֑וא וַ/תֹּ֨אמֶר֙ מַה תִּתֶּן לִּ֔/י כִּ֥י תָב֖וֹא אֵלָֽ/י
English Translation
And he leaned towards her on the way and said, “Please come to me because he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law.” And she said, “What will you give me if you come to me?”
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Chapter 38 Context
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And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain...
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And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and we...
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And she conceived, and bore a son; and he called his name Er.
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And she conceived again, and bore a son; and she called his name Onan.
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And she yet again conceived, and bore a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when...
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And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name was Tamar.
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And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
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And Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother...
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And Onan knew that the seed would not be his: and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother's...
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And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
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Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my s...
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And in process of time, the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died: and Judah was comforted, and went u...
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And it was told to Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnath, to shear his sheep.
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And she put off from her, her widow's garments, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, an...
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When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; because she had covered her face.
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And he turned to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me have access to thee; (for he kn...
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And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock: and she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till t...
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And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? and she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy sta...
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And she arose and went her way and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowho...
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And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woma...
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Then he asked the men of that place, saying, where is the harlot that was openly by the way-side? an...
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And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that ther...
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And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast no...
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And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told to Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-...
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When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man whose these are, am I...
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And Judah acknowledged them, and said She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her n...
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And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that behold, twins were in her womb.
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And it came to pass when she travailed, that the one put out his hand; and the midwife took and boun...
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And it came to pass as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out; and she said, How h...
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And afterwards came out his brother that had the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name was call...
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