Genesis 38:16 :: New International Version (NIV)

Genesis 38:16 - 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.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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?

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

Then he turned to her by the way, and said, “Please let me come in to you”; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. So she said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?”

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

So he stopped and propositioned her. “Let me have sex with you,” he said, not realizing that she was his own daughter-in-law.
“How much will you pay to have sex with me?” Tamar asked.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

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.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

He turned to her at the roadside and said, “Come, let me come in to you,” for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?”

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

He went over to her and said, “Come, let me sleep with you,” for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law.

She said, “What will you give me for sleeping with me? ”

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

So he turned aside to her by the road, and said, “[fn]Here now, let me have relations with you”; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, “What will you give me, that you may have relations with me?”

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

So he turned aside to her by the road, and said, “[fn]Here now, let me come in to you”; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?”

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

So he turned aside to her by the road and said, “Here now, let me come in to you”; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?”

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

He turned to her by the road, and said, “Please come, let me lie with you”; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, “What will you give me, that you may lie with me?”

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

He turned aside to her along the road and said, "Come on! I want to have sex with you." (He did not realize it was his daughter-in-law.) She asked, "What will you give me in exchange for having sex with you?"

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

He went over to her at the road side, and said, "Come, let me come in to you," for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, "What will you give me, that you may come in to me?"

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Come, 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?

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

and he turneth aside unto her by the way, and saith, 'Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee,' (for he hath not known that she is his daughter-in-law); and she saith, 'What dost thou give to me, that thou mayest come in unto me?'

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

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?

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

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?

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

He turned to her by the way, and said, "Please come, let me come in to you:" for he didn't know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, "What will you give me, that you may come in to me?"

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

ingrediensque ad eam ait dimitte me ut coeam tecum nesciebat enim quod nurus sua esset qua respondente quid mihi dabis ut fruaris concubitu meo

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

فَمَالَ نَحْوَهَا إِلَى جَانِبِ الطَّرِيقِ وَقَالَ: «دَعِينِي أُعَاشِرُكِ». وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَدْرِي أَنَّهَا كَنَّتُهُ. فَقَالَتْ: «مَاذَا تُعْطِينِي لِكَيْ تُعَاشِرَنِي؟»

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וַיֵּ֨ט אֵלֶ֜יהָ אֶל־הַדֶּ֗רֶךְ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הָֽבָה־נָּא֙ אָב֣וֹא אֵלַ֔יִךְ כִּ֚י לֹ֣א יָדַ֔ע כִּ֥י כַלָּת֖וֹ הִ֑וא וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ מַה־תִּתֶּן־לִּ֔י כִּ֥י תָב֖וֹא אֵלָֽי׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

ἐξέκλινεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτὴν τὴν ὁδὸν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ἔασόν με εἰσελθεῖν πρὸς σέ οὐ γὰρ ἔγνω ὅτι ἡ νύμφη αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἡ δὲ εἶπεν τί μοι δώσεις ἐὰν εἰσέλθῃς πρός με

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

فَمَالَ إِلَيْهَا عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ وَقَالَ: «هَاتِي أَدْخُلْ عَلَيْكِ». لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّهَا كَنَّتُهُ. فَقَالَتْ: «مَاذَا تُعْطِينِي لِكَيْ تَدْخُلَ عَلَيَّ؟»

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

And he went out of [fn]his way to her, and said to her, Let me come in to thee; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law; and she said, What wilt thou give me if thou shouldest come in to me?

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y apartóse del camino hacia ella, y díjole: Ea, pues, ahora entraré á ti; porque no sabía que era su nuera; y ella dijo: ¿Qué me has de dar, si entrares á mí?

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Y se apartó del camino hacia ella, y le dijo: Déjame ahora llegarme a ti: pues no sabía que era su nuera; y ella dijo: ¿Qué me darás por llegarte a mí?

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

And turning to her by the roadside, he said to her, Let me come in to you; for he had no idea that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will you give me as my price?

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

猶大就轉到他那裡去說、來罷、讓我與你同寢．他原不知道是他的兒婦。他瑪說、你要與我同寢、把甚麼給我呢。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Y se apartó del camino hacia ella y le dijo: --Por favor, deja que me una a ti. Pues no sabía que ella era su nuera. Y ella dijo: --¿Qué me darás si te unes a mí?

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

길곁으로 그에게 나아가 가로되 청컨대 나로 네게 들어가게 하라하니 그 자부인줄 알지 못하였음이라 그가 가로되 당신이 무엇을 주고 내게 들어 오려느냐

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Il l'aborda sur le chemin, et dit: Laisse-moi aller vers toi. Car il ne connut pas que c'était sa belle-fille. Elle dit: Que me donneras-tu pour venir vers moi?

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Und er machte sich zu ihr am Wege und sprach: Laß mich doch zu dir kommen; denn er wußte nicht, daß es seine Schwiegertochter wäre. Sie antwortete: Was willst du mir geben, daß du zu mir kommst?

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Он поворотил к ней и сказал: войду я к тебе. Ибо не знал, что это невестка его. Она сказала: что ты дашь мне, если войдешь ко мне?

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y se apartó del camino hacia ella, y le dijo: Ea, pues, ahora entraré a ti; porque no sabía que era su nuera; y ella dijo: ¿Qué me has de dar, si entrares a mí?

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