Genesis 38:20
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then he asked the men of that place,.... Or "of her place" (d), of the woman's place, supposing that she dwelt somewhere…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 38:1-30
- The Family of Judah 1. עדלם ‛ǎdûllâm, ‘Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh Chirah, “nobility?” 2. שׁוּע…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 38:12-23
It is a very ill-favoured story that is here told concerning Judah; one would not have expected such folly in Israel.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Genesis 38:12-26
Tamar and Judah
12. Timnah Possibly the same as in Jos 15:10; Jos 15:57; Jdg 14:1.
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