Genesis 38:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 38:20

18 Then he said, “What pledge shall I give you?” So she said, ^a“Your signet and cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” Then he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him.

19 So she arose and went away, and ^alaid aside her veil and put on the garments of her widowhood.

20 And Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand, but he did not find her.

21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, “Where is the harlot who was¹ openly by the roadside?” And they said, “There was no harlot in this place.”

22 So he returned to Judah and said, “I cannot find her. Also, the men of the place said there was no harlot in this place.”

23 Then Judah said, “Let her take them for herself, lest we be shamed; for I sent this young goat and you have not found her.”

24 And it came to pass, about three months after, that Judah was told, saying, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has ^aplayed the harlot; furthermore she is¹ with child by harlotry.” So Judah said, “Bring her out ^band let her be burned!”

Verse Comparison: Genesis 38:20

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American Standard Version
And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.

Amplified® Bible
And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand; but he was unable to find her.

Contemporary English Version
Judah had his friend Hirah take a goat to the woman, so he could get back the ring and walking stick, but she wasn't there.

Darby English Version
And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but he found her not.

Good News Bible
Judah sent his friend Hirah to take the goat and get back from the woman the articles he had pledged, but Hirah could not find her.

King James Version
And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.

New American Standard Bible
When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand, he did not find her.

New International Version
Meanwhile Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite in order to get his pledge back from the woman, but he did not find her.

New King James Version
And Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand, but he did not find her.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand, he did not find her.

Revised Standard Version
When Judah sent the kid by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand, he could not find her.

Young's Literal Translation
And Judah sendeth the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the hand of the woman, and he hath not found her.

New English Translation
Then Judah had his friend Hirah¹ the Adullamite take a young goat to get back from the woman the items he had given in pledge,² but Hirah³ could not find her.

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