KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Judah sent the young goat with his friend from Adullam to get back what he had left as payment from the woman, but his friend couldn't find her.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows Judah trying to fulfill his promise by sending payment through a friend, but the woman he was looking for had disappeared.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs after Judah mistook his daughter-in-law Tamar for a prostitute and promised her a goat as payment, leaving his seal and staff as collateral. Tamar had disguised herself because Judah had failed to give her to his youngest son in marriage as was the custom. When Judah tries to send the promised payment and retrieve his items, she is nowhere to be found.
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