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Genesis 38:16

WEB

16He 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?”

KJV

16And 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?

BSB

16Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.” “What will you give me for sleeping with you?” she inquired.

FBV

16He went over to her at the side of the road and said, “I want to sleep with you.” He didn't know she was his daughter-in-law. “What will you give me if I let you sleep with me?” she asked.

Related Resources

Book of Genesis Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) - BibleProject

Extra References

Matthew 26:15

15and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him to you?” So they weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.

1 Timothy 6:10

10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

2 Samuel 13:11

11When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister!”

Ezekiel 16:33

33People give gifts to all prostitutes; but you give your gifts to all your lovers, and bribe them, that they may come to you on every side for your prostitution.

Deuteronomy 23:18

18You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute, or the wages of a male prostitute,[+] into the house of the LORD your God for any vow; for both of these are an abomination to the LORD your God.