Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, until thou send it?
New American Standard Bible
He said, therefore, “I will send you a
King James Version
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?
Holman Bible
“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.”
International Standard Version
"I'll send you a young goat from the flock," he responded. But she pressed him, asking, "What security will you put up until you've sent it?"
A Conservative Version
And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Will thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?
American Standard Version
And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?
Amplified
He answered, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” And she said, “Will you give me a pledge [as a deposit] until you send it?”
Bible in Basic English
And he said, I will give you a young goat from the flock. And she said, What will you give me as a sign till you send it?
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say, I will send a kid of the goats from the flock: and she will say, If thou wilt give a pledge till thy sending.
King James 2000
And he said, I will send you a kid from the flock. And she said, Will you give me a pledge, till you send it?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said, "I will send a kid from the goats of the flock." And she said, "[Only] if you give a pledge until you send [it]."
Modern King James verseion
And he said, I will send a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Will you give me a pledge until you send it?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said he, "I will send thee a kid from the flock." She answered, "Then give me a pledge till thou send it."
NET Bible
He replied, "I'll send you a young goat from the flock." She asked, "Will you give me a pledge until you send it?"
New Heart English Bible
He said, "I will send you a kid of the goats from the flock." She said, "Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?"
The Emphasized Bible
And he said, I, will send a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give a pledge until thou send it?
Webster
And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock: and she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou sendest it?
World English Bible
He said, "I will send you a young goat from the flock." She said, "Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?"
Youngs Literal Translation
and he saith, 'I -- I send a kid of the goats from the flock.' And she saith, 'Dost thou give a pledge till thou send it?'
Themes
Adultery » Instances of » Judah
Goat » The young of » Given as a present
Judah » Son of jacob » His incest with his daughter-in-law
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 38:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judah And Tamar
16 And he turned aside to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me go in to thee; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in to me? 17 And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, until thou send it? 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy lace, and thy staff which is in thy hand. And he gave it her, and went in to her; and she conceived by him.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 38:20
And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but he found her not.
Ezekiel 16:33
They give rewards to all harlots; but thou gavest thy rewards to all thy lovers, and rewardedst them, that they might come unto thee on every side for thy whoredoms.
Genesis 38:24-25
And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law has committed fornication, and behold, she is also with child by fornication. And Judah said, Bring her forth, that she may be burned.
Proverbs 20:16
Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.
Luke 16:8
And the lord praised the unrighteous steward because he had done prudently. For the sons of this world are, for their own generation, more prudent than the sons of light.