Genesis 38:19-21
English Standard Version Anglicised
19 Then she arose and went away, and taking off (A)her veil she put on the garments of her widowhood.
20 When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite to take back the pledge from the woman's hand, he did not find her. 21 And he asked the men of the place, “Where is the cult prostitute[a] who was at (B)Enaim at the roadside?” And they said, “No cult prostitute has been here.”
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- Genesis 38:21 Hebrew sacred woman; a woman who served a pagan deity by prostitution; also verse 22
Genesis 38:19-21
New International Version
19 After she left, she took off her veil and put on her widow’s clothes(A) again.
20 Meanwhile Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite(B) in order to get his pledge(C) back from the woman, but he did not find her. 21 He asked the men who lived there, “Where is the shrine prostitute(D) who was beside the road at Enaim?”
“There hasn’t been any shrine prostitute here,” they said.
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