Genesis 38:16
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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?Not 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.
In other translations
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?Not 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.
Hebrew words
וַיֵּטvaiyetand he turned asideH5186אֵלֶיהָ'eleihato herH413אֶל־'el-toH413הַדֶּרֶךְhaderekhthe roadH1870וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הָבָה־havah-give !H3051נָּאna'pleaseH4994אָבוֹא'avo'let me goH935אֵלַיִךְ'elayikhinto youH413כִּיkiforH3588לֹאlo'notH3808יָדַעyada'he knewH3045כִּיkithatH3588כַלָּתוֹkhalato[was] daughter-in-law hisH3618הִואhi'sheH1931וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559מַה־mah-what?H4100תִּתֶּן־titen-will you giveH5414לִּיlito <the> meכִּיkithatH3588תָבוֹאtavo'you will comeH935אֵלָי׃'elaiinto meH413
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
- Matthew 26:15And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.
- 2 Samuel 13:11And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
- Ezekiel 16:33They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.Men give gifts to all their prostitutes, but you gave gifts to all your lovers. You bribed them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors.
- Deuteronomy 23:18Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the Lord thy God.You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God.
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