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.(Génesis 38:18)
And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.(Génesis 38:19)
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.(Génesis 38:20)
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.
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.(Génesis 38:22)
And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.(Génesis 38:23)
And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.(Génesis 38:24)
