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? "
— Genesis 38:17, American Standard 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?”
“He said, "I will send you a young goat from the flock." She said, "Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?"”
“He replied,“I’ll send you a young goat from the flock.” She asked,“Will you give me a pledge until you send it?””
“He said: I will send thee a kid out of the flock. And when she said again: I will suffer what thou wilt, if thou give me a pledge, till thou send what thou promisest.”
“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?”
“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?”
And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given unto him to wife.
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.
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?
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?
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.
And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
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.