KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 38:18
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
WEB World English Bible
He said, “What pledge will I give you?” She said, “Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” He gave them to her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.
ASV American Standard Version
And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he saith, ‘What is the pledge that I give to thee?’ and she saith, ‘Thy seal, and thy ribbon, and thy staff which is in thy hand;’ and he giveth to her, and goeth in unto her, and she conceiveth to him;
Surrounding context — Genesis 38
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.
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.
21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where [is] the harlot, that [was] openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this [place].
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayמָ֣הH4100 · mahwhat?הָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮H6162 · a.ra.vonpledgeאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichאֶתֶּן־H5414 · na.tanto give: giveלָּךְ֒H9032 · khyouוַתֹּ֗אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayחֹתָֽמְךָ֙H2368 · cho.tamsignetוּפְתִילֶ֔ךָH6616 · pa.tilcordוּמַטְּךָ֖H4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichבְּיָדֶ֑ךָH3027 · yadhandוַיִּתֶּן־H5414 · na.tanto give: giveלָּ֛הּH9034 · haherוַיָּבֹ֥אH935 · boto come (in): comeאֵלֶ֖יהָH413 · elto(wards)וַתַּ֥הַרH2029 · ha.rahto conceiveלֽוֹ׃H9033 · ohim
Cross-references
Genesis 38:25-26When she [was] brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these [are, am] I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose [are] these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.Hosea 4:11Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.Jeremiah 22:24[As] I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;Luke 15:22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put [it] on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on [his] feet:
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