¹⁵ When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute,^(A) for she had covered her face.

¹⁶ Not realizing^(A) that she was his daughter-in-law,^(B) he went over to her by the roadside and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.”^(C)

“And what will you give me to sleep with you?”^(D) she asked.

¹⁷ “I’ll send you a young goat^(A) from my flock,” he said.

“Will you give me something as a pledge^(B) until you send it?” she asked.