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15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot, since she had covered her face. 16 So he went over to her at the roadside and said, “Come, let me have intercourse with you,” for he did not realize that she was his daughter-in-law. She replied, “What will you pay me for letting you have intercourse with me?” 17 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.”

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15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute,(A) for she had covered her face. 16 Not realizing(B) that she was his daughter-in-law,(C) he went over to her by the roadside and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.”(D)

“And what will you give me to sleep with you?”(E) she asked.

17 “I’ll send you a young goat(F) from my flock,” he said.

“Will you give me something as a pledge(G) until you send it?” she asked.

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