Genesis 38:16

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?

And he turned {H5186} unto her by the way {H1870}, and said {H559}, Go to {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?

So he went over to her where she was sitting and said, not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, "Come, let me sleep with you." She answered, "What will you pay to sleep with 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.

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?

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Cross-References

  • Matthew 26:15 (2 votes)

    And 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.

  • 2 Samuel 13:11 (2 votes)

    And when she had brought [them] unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.

  • 1 Timothy 6:10 (2 votes)

    For 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.

  • Ezekiel 16:33 (1 votes)

    They 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.

  • Deuteronomy 23:18 (1 votes)

    Thou 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.