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Genesis 38:21

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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.

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  1. Genesis 38:19

    And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

  2. Genesis 38:20

    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.

  3. Genesis 38:22

    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.

  4. Genesis 38:23

    And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

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