Genesis 38:20

And Yehudah sent the gedi izzim by the yad of his friend the Adullami, to get back his eravon (pledge, mashkn) from the yad haisha; but he found her not.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The 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.

In Context

19And she arose, and went away, and took off her tze'if (veil, shleier) from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

21Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the kedesha (cult prostitute) that was on the crossroads by the derech? And they said, There was no kedesha in this place.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:9Then Avimelech called Avraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and how have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my mamlechah (kingdom) a chata'ah gedolah (great sin)? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.

Judges 14:20But the isha of Shimshon was given to his companion, who had been his best man. + 14:20 i.e., his Shoshvin. See Yn 3:29

Luke 23:12And Herod and Pilate became fast friends with one another on that very day, for they were previously at enmity toward each other.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 38:13-24

12 And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep. 14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. 15 When… Read the whole commentary →

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