Genesis 38:20

And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge at the hand of the woman,—but he found her not.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

19Then she arose and went her way, and put off her veil from her,—and put on the garments of her widowhood.

21So he asked the men of her place saying. Where is the devotee, she that was in Enaim, by the way? And they said,—There hath been here no devotee.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What hast thou done to us? and wherein had I sinned against thee, that thou shouldst have brought in over me and over my kingdom, a sin so great? Deeds, which should not be done, hast thou done with me.

Judges 14:20And the wife of Samson was given unto his companion who had served him as his friend.

Luke 23:12And they became friends—both Herod and Pilate—on the self-same day, one with another; for they had previously been at enmity between themselves.

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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