And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter: which thing ought not to be done.

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And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved and very angry, because he (A)had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, (B)a thing which ought not to be done.

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24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

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24 And it came to pass, about three months after, that Judah was told, saying, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has (A)played the harlot; furthermore she is [a]with child by harlotry.”

So Judah said, “Bring her out (B)and let her be burned!”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 38:24 pregnant

29 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

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29 (A)‘Do not prostitute your daughter, to cause her to be a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of wickedness.

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17 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

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.

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17 “There shall be no ritual [a]harlot (A)of the daughters of Israel, or a (B)perverted[b] one of the sons of Israel. 18 You shall not bring the wages of a harlot or the price of a dog to the house of the Lord your God for any vowed offering, for both of these are [c]an abomination to the Lord your God.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 23:17 Heb. qedeshah, fem. of qadesh (next note)
  2. Deuteronomy 23:17 Heb. qadesh, one practicing sodomy and prostitution in religious rituals
  3. Deuteronomy 23:18 detestable

13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

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13 But those who are outside God judges. Therefore (A)“put away from yourselves the evil person.”

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