21 And he asked the men of the place, “Where is the cult prostitute[a] who was at (A)Enaim at the roadside?” And they said, “No cult prostitute has been here.” 22 So he returned to Judah and said, “I have not found her. Also, the men of the place said, ‘No cult prostitute has been here.’” 23 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.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 38:21 Hebrew sacred woman; a woman who served a pagan deity by prostitution; also verse 22

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