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Genesis 38:13-19
King James Version
Genesis 38:13-19
King James Version
13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.
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?
17 And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?
18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
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Genesis 38:13-19
New International Version
Genesis 38:13-19
New International Version
13 When Tamar(A) was told, “Your father-in-law is on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,”(B) 14 she took off her widow’s clothes,(C) covered herself with a veil(D) to disguise herself, and then sat down(E) at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah.(F) For she saw that, though Shelah(G) had now grown up, she had not been given to him as his wife.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute,(H) for she had covered her face. 16 Not realizing(I) that she was his daughter-in-law,(J) he went over to her by the roadside and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.”(K)
“And what will you give me to sleep with you?”(L) she asked.
17 “I’ll send you a young goat(M) from my flock,” he said.
“Will you give me something as a pledge(N) until you send it?” she asked.
18 He said, “What pledge should I give you?”
“Your seal(O) and its cord, and the staff(P) in your hand,” she answered. So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.(Q) 19 After she left, she took off her veil and put on her widow’s clothes(R) again.
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