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But she replied, “Only if you leave me something as a pledge until you send it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said, I will send <i>thee</i> a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give <i>me</i> a pledge, till thou send <i>it</i>?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he said, “I will send a young goat from the flock.” So she said, “Will you give <i>me</i> a pledge till you send <i>it?</i>”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said, therefore, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She then said, “Will you give a pledge until you send <i>it?</i>”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He said, therefore, &#8220I will send you a young goat from the flock.&#8221 She said, moreover, &#8220Will you give a pledge until you send it?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He said, therefore, “I will send you a kid from the flock.” She said, moreover, “Will you give a pledge until you send <i>it?</i>”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He said, therefore, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, moreover, “Will you give a pledge until you send <i>it</i>?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will send you a young goat from my flock,&#8221 he replied. But she said, &#8220Only if you leave something with me until you send it."&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"One of my young goats," he answered. "What will you give me to keep until you send the goat?" she asked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"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."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He answered, "I will send you a young goat from my flock." She said, "All right, if you will give me something to keep as a pledge until you send the goat." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"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?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?I will send you a young goat from my flock,? Judah answered. But she replied, ?Only if you leave me something as a pledge until you send it.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He replied, "I'll send you a young goat from the flock." She asked, "Will you give me a pledge until you send it?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said, "I will send you a young goat from the flock. "She said, "Will you give me something as a guarantee until you send it?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, “Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he says, “I send a kid of the goats from the flock.” And she says, “Do you give a pledge until you send [it]?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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 a pledge, till thou send what thou promisest, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He said, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” And again, she said, “I will allow what you want, if you give me a pledge, until you may send what you promise.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He answered, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” “Very well,” she said, “provided you leave me a pledge until you send it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He answered, “I will send you a kid from the flock.” And she said, “Only if you give me a pledge, until you send it.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said, I will send you a kid from the flock. And she said, Will you give me a pledge until you send it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said, “I shall send a kid of the goats from the flock”, and she said, “If you give to me a pledge until you send it.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from my flock; and she said, <i>Well</i>, if thou wilt give me an earnest, until thou send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/38-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=9765" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/38.htm">Judah and Tamar</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.” “What will you give me for sleeping with you?” she inquired. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">“I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: ’ă·šal·laḥ (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">will send you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1423.htm" title="1423: gə·ḏî- (N-msc) -- A kid (a young goat). From the same as gadah; a young goat.">a young goat</a> <a href="/hebrew/5795.htm" title="5795: ‘iz·zîm (N-fp) -- Female goat. From azaz; a she-goat, but masculine in plural."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: haṣ·ṣōn (Art:: N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">my flock,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Judah answered.</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">But she replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">“Only if</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">you leave me</a> <a href="/hebrew/6162.htm" title="6162: ‘ê·rā·ḇō·wn (N-ms) -- A pledge. From arab; a pawn.">something as a pledge</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šā·lə·ḥe·ḵā (V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">you send it.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>“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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-28.htm">Deuteronomy 22:28-29</a></span><br />If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered, / then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">Leviticus 19:20-22</a></span><br />If a man lies carnally with a slave girl promised to another man but who has not been redeemed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment. But they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed. / The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting as his guilt offering to the LORD. / The priest shall make atonement on his behalf before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven the sin he has committed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-12.htm">Ruth 4:12</a></span><br />And may your house become like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring the LORD will give you by this young woman.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-3.htm">Matthew 1:3</a></span><br />Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-4.htm">1 Chronicles 2:4</a></span><br />Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-14.htm">Hosea 4:14</a></span><br />I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-16.htm">1 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10</a></span><br />Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-32.htm">Ezekiel 16:32</a></span><br />You adulterous wife! You receive strangers instead of your own husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/13-12.htm">2 Samuel 13:12-14</a></span><br />“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! / Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” / But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-24.htm">Romans 1:24</a></span><br />Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-1.htm">1 Corinthians 5:1</a></span><br />It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-7.htm">Amos 2:7</a></span><br />They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-5</a></span><br />For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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?</p><p class="hdg">I will.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-33.htm">Ezekiel 16:33</a></b></br> They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.</p><p class="hdg">a kid.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/38-20.htm">Genesis 38:20,24,25</a></b></br> And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive <i>his</i> pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/20-16.htm">Proverbs 20:16</a></b></br> Take his garment that is surety <i>for</i> a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/16-8.htm">Luke 16:8</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/38-13.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/genesis/37-31.htm">Goat</a> <a href="/genesis/37-31.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/genesis/34-12.htm">I'll</a> <a href="/acts/7-53.htm">It'</a> <a href="/genesis/37-31.htm">Kid</a> <a href="/genesis/32-20.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Sendest</a> <a href="/genesis/33-10.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/genesis/30-30.htm">Something</a> <a href="/genesis/38-16.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/genesis/37-31.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/45-10.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/genesis/38-20.htm">Goat</a> <a href="/genesis/38-20.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/genesis/43-9.htm">I'll</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-40.htm">It'</a> <a href="/genesis/38-20.htm">Kid</a> <a href="/genesis/38-24.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/genesis/38-18.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/exodus/15-7.htm">Sendest</a> <a href="/genesis/38-20.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/genesis/40-1.htm">Something</a> <a href="/genesis/43-4.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/genesis/38-20.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/38-1.htm">Judah begets Er, Onan, and Shelah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/38-6.htm">Er's marriage with Tamar, and death.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/38-8.htm">The trespass of Onan.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/38-11.htm">Tamar is reserved for Shelah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/38-12.htm">Judah's wife dies.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/38-13.htm">Tamar deceives Judah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/38-27.htm">She bears twins, Pharez and Zarah.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/38.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>"I will send you a young goat from my flock," Judah answered.</b><br>In the ancient Near Eastern culture, a young goat was a common form of payment or gift, often used in transactions or as a bride price. This reflects the agrarian society where livestock was a primary measure of wealth. Judah's offer indicates a customary practice of bartering and the importance of livestock in daily life. The mention of a goat also connects to other biblical narratives, such as the scapegoat in <a href="/leviticus/16.htm">Leviticus 16</a>, symbolizing atonement and sacrifice. Judah's willingness to send a goat highlights his intent to fulfill his promise, albeit in a morally questionable situation.<p><b>But she replied, "Only if you leave me something as a pledge until you send it."</b><br>The request for a pledge, or security, was a common practice to ensure the fulfillment of an agreement. In this context, Tamar's demand for a pledge underscores her awareness of the potential for deceit or non-fulfillment. This reflects the broader biblical theme of trust and the importance of keeping one's word, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/11-15.htm">Proverbs 11:15</a>, which warns against rash pledges. The concept of a pledge also foreshadows the New Testament understanding of the Holy Spirit as a pledge or guarantee of our inheritance (<a href="/ephesians/1-14.htm">Ephesians 1:14</a>). Tamar's insistence on a pledge reveals her strategic thinking and determination to secure her rights within the family lineage, which is crucial for the unfolding of God's redemptive plan through the line of Judah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The fourth son of Jacob and Leah, Judah is a central figure in this account. He is one of the patriarchs of the tribes of Israel and plays a significant role in the lineage of Jesus Christ.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tamar.htm">Tamar</a></b><br>The widow of Judah's son, Er. She disguises herself to secure her rights and future, highlighting themes of justice and righteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_young_goat.htm">The Young Goat</a></b><br>Represents the payment Judah promises to Tamar, symbolizing a transaction and a pledge of trust.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_pledge.htm">The Pledge</a></b><br>Judah's seal, cord, and staff, which Tamar requests as a guarantee of the promised payment. These items are significant as they represent Judah's identity and authority.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_road_to_timnah.htm">The Road to Timnah</a></b><br>The setting of this encounter, a place where significant events unfold, reflecting the journey and decisions of the characters involved.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_complexity_of_human_actions.htm">The Complexity of Human Actions</a></b><br>This passage illustrates how human actions, even those that seem morally ambiguous, can be used by God to fulfill His purposes. It challenges us to consider how God might work through our own complex situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_integrity_and_promises.htm">The Importance of Integrity and Promises</a></b><br>Judah's promise and the pledge he gives Tamar remind us of the importance of keeping our word and the integrity of our commitments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_redemption.htm">God's Sovereignty in Redemption</a></b><br>Despite human failings, God's sovereign plan for redemption is evident. This encourages us to trust in God's overarching plan, even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_women_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Women in God's Plan</a></b><br>Tamar's bold actions highlight the significant role women play in God's redemptive history, encouraging us to recognize and value the contributions of women in our faith communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/justice_and_righteousness.htm">Justice and Righteousness</a></b><br>Tamar's account raises questions about justice and righteousness, prompting us to reflect on how we pursue these values in our own lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_chr_2_3-4_align_with_gen_38.htm">How does 1 Chronicles 2:3-4 align with Genesis 38 regarding Judah and Tamar's lineage, and does it create inconsistencies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_judah_call_tamar_'righteous'.htm">In Genesis 38:25-26, why does Judah suddenly shift from condemning Tamar to declaring her 'more righteous' than he is, without any direct divine intervention or clear moral explanation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_credible_judah_didn't_recognize_tamar.htm">In Genesis 38:14-18, how credible is it historically that Judah would fail to recognize his own daughter-in-law simply because she covered her face?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_genesis_38_fit_biblical_ethics.htm">In Genesis 38 overall, how does this morally complex story align with the broader biblical narrative on sexual ethics and lineage preservation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock</span> - literally, <span class="accented">a kid of the goats</span> (ver. 20; cf. <a href="/judges/15-1.htm">Judges 15:1</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?</span> - literally, <span class="accented">if thou wilt give me a pledge</span> (<span class="hebrew">עֵרָבזֹן</span>, from <span class="hebrew">עָבַ</span>, to give in pledge, a word peculiar to traders which the Greeks and Romans appear to have borrowed from the Phoenicians, the originators of traffic: cf. <span class="greek">ἀῥῤαβών</span>, <span class="accented">arrhabo:</span> vide Gesenius, p. 652) <span class="accented">until thy sending</span> (sc. then I consent to thy proposal). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/38-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹכִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will send you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשַׁלַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šal·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a young goat</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּדִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḏî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1423.htm">Strong's 1423: </a> </span><span class="str2">A kid (a young goat)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my flock,”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצֹּ֑אן</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Judah] answered.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֕אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">But she replied,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֹּ֕אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Only if</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you leave me</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּתֵּ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(tit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">something as a pledge</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵרָב֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·rā·ḇō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6162.htm">Strong's 6162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pledge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you send it.”</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁלְחֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lə·ḥe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/38-17.htm">Genesis 38:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/38-17.htm">Genesis 38:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/38-17.htm">Genesis 38:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/38-17.htm">Genesis 38:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/38-17.htm">Genesis 38:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/38-17.htm">Genesis 38:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/38-17.htm">Genesis 38:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/38-17.htm">Genesis 38:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/38-17.htm">Genesis 38:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/38-17.htm">Genesis 38:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/38-17.htm">OT Law: Genesis 38:17 He said I will send you (Gen. 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