Genesis 38:17

17 “I’ll send you a young goat from my flock,” he said. “Will you give me something as a pledge until you send it?” she asked.

Genesis 38:17 in Other Translations

KJV
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?
ESV
17 He answered, "I will send you a young goat from the flock." And she said, "If you give me a pledge, until you send it--"
NLT
17 “I’ll send you a young goat from my flock,” Judah promised. “But what will you give me to guarantee that you will send the goat?” she asked.
MSG
17 "I'll send you," he said, "a kid goat from the flock." She said, "Not unless you give me a pledge until you send it."
CSB
17 "I will send you a young goat from my flock," he replied. But she said, "Only if you leave something [with me] until you send it."

Genesis 38:17 In-Context

15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
16 Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her by the roadside and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.” “And what will you give me to sleep with you?” she asked.
17 “I’ll send you a young goat from my flock,” he said. “Will you give me something as a pledge until you send it?” she asked.
18 He said, “What pledge should I give you?” “Your seal and its cord, and the staff in your hand,” she answered. So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
19 After she left, she took off her veil and put on her widow’s clothes again.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Judges 15:1; Ezekiel 16:33
  • 2. ver 20
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