Genesis 38:23
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Then Judah said, “Let her keep what she has, or we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you didn’t find her.”
Read Genesis 38:23 Using Other Translations
And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
And Judah replied, "Let her keep the things as her own, or we shall be laughed at. You see, I sent this young goat, and you did not find her."
“Then let her keep the things I gave her,” Judah said. “I sent the young goat as we agreed, but you couldn’t find her. We’d be the laughingstock of the village if we went back again to look for her.”
What does Genesis 38:23 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Genesis 38:23
And Judah said, let her take [it] to her
The pledge, and make no further inquiry after her; lest we
be shamed;
Judah for committing fornication, which even among Heathens, at
least at that time of day, was reckoned a shameful action; and be
laughed at also, for committing such a pledge to an whore, who
had tricked him out of it; and his friend Hirah for conniving at
the sin, and being employed on such an errand: behold, I
sent this kid, and thou hast not found her:
who could be a witness for him, if there should be any occasion,
that he was faithful to his promise.
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