Verse 21
Genesis 38:21
World Messianic Bible
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Then he asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the road?”
They said, “There has been no prostitute here.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֞ל אֶת אַנְשֵׁ֤י מְקֹמָ/הּ֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר אַיֵּ֧ה הַ/קְּדֵשָׁ֛ה הִ֥וא בָ/עֵינַ֖יִם עַל הַ/דָּ֑רֶךְ וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ לֹא הָיְתָ֥ה בָ/זֶ֖ה קְדֵשָֽׁה
English Translation
And he asked the men of his place, saying, "Where is the holy place that is near the way?" And they said, "There was no holy place here."
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Chapter 38 Context
1
At that time, Judah went down from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hi...
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2
Judah saw there a certain Canaanite man named Shua’s daughter. He took her, and went in to her.
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3
She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er.
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4
She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.
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5
She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
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6
Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
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7
Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight. Yahweh killed him.
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8
Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to he...
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9
Onan knew that the offspring wouldn’t be his; and when he went in to his brother’s wife, he spilled...
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10
The thing which he did was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and he killed him also.
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11
Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your father’s house, until Shelah,...
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12
After many days, Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah was comforted, and went up to his s...
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13
Tamar was told, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
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14
She took off her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herse...
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15
When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
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16
He turned to her by the way, and said, “Please come, let me come in to you,” for he didn’t know that...
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17
He said, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.”
She said, “Will you give me a pledge, until...
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18
He said, “What pledge will I give you?”
She said, “Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is...
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19
She arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
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20
Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the...
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21
Then he asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the road?...
22
He returned to Judah, and said, “I haven’t found her; and also the men of the place said, ‘There has...
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23
Judah said, “Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this young goat, and you haven’t fou...
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24
About three months later, Judah was told, “Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the prostitute. M...
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25
When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “By the man, whose these are, I am...
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26
Judah acknowledged them, and said, “She is more righteous than I, because I didn’t give her to Shela...
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27
In the time of her travail, behold, twins were in her womb.
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28
When she travailed, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand,...
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29
As he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out, and she said, “Why have you made a breach fo...
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30
Afterward his brother came out, that had the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zer...
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