Genesis 38:16

38:16 He turned aside to her along the road and said, “Come on! I want to have sex with you.”31 (He did not realize32 it was his daughter-in-law.) She asked, “What will you give me in exchange for having sex with you?”33

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31	tn Heb “I will go to you.” The imperfect verbal form probably indicates his desire here. The expression “go to” is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.
32	tn Heb “for he did not know that.”
33	tn Heb “when you come to me.” This expression is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.