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Genesis 38:22-24
Lexham English Bible
Genesis 38:22-24
Lexham English Bible
22 Then he returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her. Morever, the men of the place said, ‘There is no cult prostitute here.’” 23 And Judah said, “Let her take them for herself, lest we be laughed at.[a] Behold, I sent this kid, but you could not find her.” 24 And about three months later[b] it was told to Judah, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the whore, and now, behold, she has conceived by prostitution.” And Judah said, “Bring her out and let her be burned.”
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- Genesis 38:23 Literally “as contempt”
- Genesis 38:24 Literally “it happened about three months”
Genesis 38:22-24
New International Version
Genesis 38:22-24
New International Version
22 So he went back to Judah and said, “I didn’t find her. Besides, the men who lived there said, ‘There hasn’t been any shrine prostitute here.’”
23 Then Judah said, “Let her keep what she has,(A) or we will become a laughingstock.(B) After all, I did send her this young goat, but you didn’t find her.”
24 About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar is guilty of prostitution, and as a result she is now pregnant.”
Judah said, “Bring her out and have her burned to death!”(C)
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