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Gen 38:16 — 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?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Go to		2Sa 13:11
What wilt		Deu 23:18; Eze 16:33; Mat 26:15; 1Ti 6:10

Correlating Passages

Go to

2Sa 13:11

And when she had brought [them] unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.

What wilt

	Deu 23:18	Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these [are] abomination unto the LORD thy God.
	Eze 16:33	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.
	Mat 26:15	And said [unto them], What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
	1Ti 6:10	For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 38:16," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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