NET Bible
"Judah said,“Let her keep the things for herself. Otherwise we will appear to be dishonest. I did indeed send this young goat, but you couldn’t find her.”"
— Genesis 38:23, NET Bible
“And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.”
“And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. ”
“Judah said, "Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this young goat, and you haven't found her."”
“Juda said: Let her take it to herself, surely she cannot charge us with a lie, I sent the kid which I promised: and thou didst not find her.”
“And Judah said, Let her keep the things, so that we may not be shamed; I sent the young goat, but you did not see the woman.”
“And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.”
Then Judah had his friend Hirah the Adullamite take a young goat to get back from the woman the items he had given in pledge, but Hirah could not find her.
He asked the men who were there,“Where is the cult prostitute who was at Enaim by the road?” But they replied,“There has been no cult prostitute here.”
So he returned to Judah and said,“I couldn’t find her. Moreover, the men of the place said,‘There has been no cult prostitute here.’”
Judah said,“Let her keep the things for herself. Otherwise we will appear to be dishonest. I did indeed send this young goat, but you couldn’t find her.”
After three months Judah was told,“Your daughter-in-law Tamar has turned to prostitution, and as a result she has become pregnant.” Judah said,“Bring her out and let her be burned!”
While they were bringing her out, she sent word to her father-in-law:“I am pregnant by the man to whom these belong.” Then she said,“Identify the one to whom the seal, cord, and staff belong.”
Judah recognized them and said,“She is more upright than I am, because I wouldn’t give her to Shelah my son.” He was not physically intimate with her again.