Parallel Verses
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?
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?
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?
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?
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
Shalach
Tso'n
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 38:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judah And Tamar
16 And he turned to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me have access to thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law:) and she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayst have access to 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 sendest 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 thy hand: and he gave them to her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 38:20
And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.
Ezekiel 16:33
They give gifts to all lewd women: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come to thee on every side for thy lewdness.
Genesis 38:24-25
And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told to Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and also, behold she is with child by lewdness: and Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
Proverbs 20:16
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Luke 16:8
And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.