Genesis 38:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 38:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 38:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 38:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, but he didn’t find her.”
Genesis 38:20 — World English Bible
Genesis 38:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not. ”
Genesis 38:20 — American Standard Version
Genesis 38:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Judah sendeth the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the hand of the woman, and he hath not found her.”
Genesis 38:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 38:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but he found her not. ”
Genesis 38:20 — Darby Translation
Genesis 38:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Afterwarde Iudah sent a kid of the goates by the hande of his neighbour the Adullamite, for to receiue his pledge from the womans hand: but he found her not.”
Genesis 38:20 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 38:20 in Context — Genesis 38
18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
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.
21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.
22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.
What Does Genesis 38:20 Mean?
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