18 And he said, “What pledge should I give you?”And she said, “Your signet, your bracelets, and your staff that is in your hand.” So he gave them to her and had relations with her, and she conceived by him.
19 She arose and went away, and taking off her veil, she put on her widow’s clothing.
20 Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand, but he could not find her.
21 Then he asked the men of the place, “Where is the cult prostitute who was at Enaim by the road?”And they said, “There was no prostitute in this place.”
22 So he returned to Judah and said, “I cannot find her. Also, the men of the place said there was no cult prostitute in this place.”
23 Judah replied, “Let her keep them for herself, or we shall be laughed at. I sent this young goat, and you did not find her.”
24 After about three months, it was told Judah, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has turned to prostitution, and what is more, as a result of prostitution she is pregnant.”Then Judah said, “Bring her forth, and let her be burned!”