Genesis 38:16-18

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁶ Since he didn’t know she was his daughter-in-law, he approached her by the roadside and said, “Come on, let’s sleep together!”

She asked, “What will you pay to sleep with me?”

¹⁷ “I’ll send you a young goat from the flock,” he answered.

She said, “First give me something as a deposit until you send it.”

¹⁸ “What should I give you as a deposit?” he asked.

“Your signet ring, its cord, and the shepherd’s staff that’s in your hand,” she answered.

So he gave them to her. Then he slept with her, and she became pregnant.