But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a harlot?”

When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot, because she had covered her face.

Then he asked the men of that place, saying, “Where is the harlot who was openly by the roadside?” And they said, “There was no harlot in this place.”

So he returned to Judah and said, “I cannot find her. Also, the men of the place said there was no harlot in this place.”

And it came to pass, about three months after, that Judah was told, saying, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the harlot; furthermore she is with child by harlotry.” So Judah said, “Bring her out and let her be burned!”