GEN 38:20 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἀπέστειλε δὲ Ἰούδας τὸν ἔριφον ἐξ αἰγῶν ἐν χειρὶ τοῦ ποιμένος αὐτοῦ τοῦ Ὀδολλαμείτου, κομίσασθαι παρὰ τῆς γυναικὸς τὸν ἀῤῥαβῶνα· καὶ οὐχ εὗρεν αὐτήν.
(Apesteile de Youdas ton erifon ex aigōn en ⱪeiri tou poimenos autou tou Odollameitou, komisasthai para taʸs gunaikos ton aɽɽabōna; kai ouⱪ heuren autaʸn.)

BrTr And Judas sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his shepherd the Odollamite, to receive the pledge from the woman; and he found her not.

ULT Then Judah sent the kid goat by the hand of his friend the Adullamite to get back the pledge from the hand of the woman, but he did not find her.

UST Meanwhile Judah sent a young goat with his friend Hirah, who was from the town of Adullam, to reclaim his things from the prostitute whom he had given them to. But when Hirah looked for her, he was not able to find her.

BSB & MSB Now when Judah sent his friend [Hirah] the Adullamite with the young goat to collect the items he had left with the woman, he could not find her.

OEB Now when Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, he could not find her.

WEBBE & WMBB Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, but he didn’t find her.

NET Then Judah had his friend Hirah the Adullamite take a young goat to get back from the woman the items he had given in pledge, but Hirah could not find her.

LSV And Judah sends the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the hand of the woman, and he has not found her.

FBV Judah sent his friend Hirah from Adullam with a young goat to get back his belongings he'd left as a guarantee from the woman, but he couldn't find her.

T4T Judah gave a young goat to his friend from Adullam, for him to take back to the woman, as he had promised. But his friend could not find the woman.

LEB And Judah sent the kid from the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite to take back the pledge from the hand of the woman, but he could not find her.

BBE Then Judah sent his friend Hirah with the young goat, to get back the things which he had given as a sign to the woman: but she was not there.

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JPS And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but he found her not.

ASV And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.

DRA And Juda sent a kid by his shepherd, the Odollamite, that he might receive the pledge again, which he had given to the woman: but he, not finding her,

YLT And Judah sendeth the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the hand of the woman, and he hath not found her.

Drby And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but he found her not.

RV And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.
(And Yudah sent the kid/young_goat of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.)

SLT And Judah will send the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to take the pledge from the hand of the woman; and he found her not.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(And Yudah sent the kid/young_goat by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.)

KJB-1611 And Iudah sent the kidde by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the womans hand: but he found her not.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And Iudas sent the kyd by his friende Adulam, for to receaue his pledge againe from the womans hand: but he founde her not.
(And Yudas sent the kid/young_goat by his friend Adullam, for to receive his pledge again from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.)

Gnva Afterwarde Iudah sent a kid of the goates by the hande of his neighbour the Adullamite, for to receiue his pledge from the womans hand: but he found her not.
(Afterward Yudah sent a kid/young_goat of the goats by the hand of his neighbour the Adullamite, for to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.)

Cvdl Iuda sent the kydd by his shepherde of Odolla, to fetch the pledge agayne from the woman, and he founde her not.
(Yudah sent the kid/young_goat by his shepherd of Odolla, to fetch the pledge again from the woman, and he found her not.)

Wycl Forsothe Judas sente a kide bi his scheepherde of Odolla, that he schulde resseyue the wed which he hadde youe to the womman; and whanne he hadde not founde hir,
(For_certain/Truly Yudas sent a young_goat by his shepherd of Odolla, that he should receive the wed which he had given to the woman; and when he had not found her,)

Luth Juda aber sandte den Ziegenbock durch seinen Hirten von Odollam, daß er das Pfand wieder holete von dem Weibe; und er fand sie nicht.
(Yuda but sent the billy-goat through his shepherds from Adullam, that he the deposit(n) again got from to_him woman; and he found they/she/them not.)

ClVg Misit autem Judas hædum per pastorem suum Odollamitem, ut reciperet pignus quod dederat mulieri: qui cum non invenisset eam,[fn]
(He_sent however Yudas kid through shepherd his_own Adullamite, as would_receive pledge that had_given to_a_woman: who/which when/with not/no would_have_found her,)

38.20 Misit autem Judas. Mittitur promissus hædus tanquam meretrici, id est exprobratio peccati, per Odolamitem, tanquam increpantem, genimina viperarum, etc. Sed eam non invenit peccati exprobratio, quam mutavit confessionis amaritudo. In hoc facto Judæ non justitiæ cernitur sinceritas, sed promissionis fidelitas. Si enim servaret justitiam servando castitatem, non introisset, ut opinabatur, ad meretricem; sed quod promisit, fideliter per pastorem transmisit.

38.20 He_sent however Yudas. Is_sent promised kid as_if prostitute, that it_is reproaching of_sin, through Odolamitem, as_if rebuking, offsprings of_vipers, etc. But her not/no he_found of_sin reproaching, how changed confession bitterness. In this done Yudah not/no justice is_discerned integrity, but of_promise faithfulness. When/But_if because would_keep justice to_be_kept chastity, not/no would_have_entered, as was_supposing, to prostitute; but that promised, faithfully through shepherd sent_across.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יִּשְׁלַ֨ח יְהוּדָ֜ה אֶת־גְּדִ֣י הָֽ⁠עִזִּ֗ים בְּ⁠יַד֙ רֵעֵ֣⁠הוּ הָֽ⁠עֲדֻלָּמִ֔י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent Yehuda DOM kid_of of,the_goats by,the_hand_of his/its=neighbour the,Adullamite to=take/accept/receive the,pledge from,the_hand_of the=woman and=not he,found_her )

See how you translated “his friend … the Adullamite” in [verse 12](../38/12.md) and kid goat in [verse 17](../38/17.md). Alternate translation: [After that, Judah sent his friend Hirah the Adullamite with a young goat]

לָ⁠קַ֥חַת הָ⁠עֵרָב֖וֹן מִ⁠יַּ֣ד הָ⁠אִשָּׁ֑ה

to=take/accept/receive the,pledge (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent Yehuda DOM kid_of of,the_goats by,the_hand_of his/its=neighbour the,Adullamite to=take/accept/receive the,pledge from,the_hand_of the=woman and=not he,found_her )

Alternate translation: [to retrieve his things from the woman whom he had given them to] or [to exchange it for the things he had left with the woman] or [to get back from the woman the things he had left with her]

וְ⁠לֹ֖א מְצָאָֽ⁠הּ

and=not he,found_her

Alternate translation: [but Hirah could not find her]

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Judah and Tamar

Genesis 38

The story of Yehudah/Judah and Tamar is likely set in the foothills (often called the Shephelah) of Judah around the general area of Adullam. The story opens by noting that Judah went “down” from his brothers, though it does not mention where his brothers were living. The last mention of their location, however, is in Genesis 35:27, where it notes that they were in Mamre in the vicinity of Hebron, appropriately situated at significantly higher elevation than Adullam. After settling in this area, Judah married a Canaanite woman, who bore him three sons. The passage also notes that Judah’s wife was living in Kezib when she bore their third son, so presumably Judah was living there as well. This is likely the same location called Aczib elsewhere in Scripture (Josh 15:44; Micah 1:14). Judah then took a wife, Tamar, for his oldest son, but his son soon died. So Judah instructed his second son to fulfill the common custom of marrying his brother’s widow and raising children in his brother’s name. Though this son married Tamar, he refused to have children by her, so the Lord put him to death. Then Judah instructed Tamar to remain in her father’s house as a widow until his third son was old enough to marry her, but secretly he feared that his third son might die like his brothers if he married her. Sometime after this Judah’s wife died, and Judah made plans to go “up” to Timnah, where his sheep were being sheared. Several other passages of Scripture (Joshua 15:10; Joshua 19:43; Judges 14; 2 Chronicles 28:18) mention a place called Timnah, which was located at Tall Batashi along the Sorek Brook, but it is unlikely that this is the same Timnah mentioned in this story, because Tall Batashi is at a very low elevation, so it could hardly be said that Judah went “up” to that Timnah from Aczib or Adullam. Instead the Timnah of Genesis 38 may have been located at Khirbet et Tabbaneh northeast of Adullam (likely also mentioned in Joshua 15:57) and higher in elevation. If Timnah is indeed located there, Enaim may have been located at Khirbet Beth Ikka, though this identification is less certain (see also Joshua 15:34, which mentions a town called Enam). Returning to the story, the passage notes that, upon hearing of Judah’s plans to go up to Timnah, Tamar disguised herself as a prostitute, went up to Enaim, and seduced Judah on his way to Timnah as part of a plan to bring shame upon him for not providing his third son, who was now an adult, to her as a husband. It is interesting to note that the word Enaim, which means “the place of two springs,” can also mean “the place of two eyes,” and some commentators have speculated that the writer was making a play on words with the name of the village, because it was at Enaim that Judah failed to recognize Tamar, and later he failed to recognize his own hypocrisy in denouncing Tamar for her sexual immorality.

Parallel GEN 38:20

Judah and Tamar