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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 38:17-21

Genesis 38:17-21 . A kid from the flock A goodly price at which her chastity and honour were valued! Had the consideration been a thousand rams, and ten thousands of rivers of oil, it had not been a valuable consideration. The favour of God, the purity of the soul, the peace of the conscience, and the hope of heaven, are too precious to be exposed to sale at any such rates. It is a good account, if it be but true, of any place, that which they here gave, that there is no harlot in this... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 38:23

Genesis 38:23. Lest we be ashamed Either, 1st, Lest his sin should come to be known publicly; or, 2d, Lest he should be laughed at as a fool for trusting a whore with his signet and his bracelets. He expresses no concern about the sin, only about the shame. There are many who are more solicitous to preserve their reputation with men, than to secure the favour of God; lest we be ashamed, goes further with them than lest we be damned. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 38:1-30

Judah and his descendants (38:1-30)Back in Canaan, Jacob’s family had further troubles. Judah, Jacob’s fourth eldest son, had three sons, the eldest of whom had married. When this son died childless, Judah, according to the custom of the time, asked his next son Onan to have a temporary sexual relationship with the widow Tamar, with the hope that by him Tamar might produce a child. Legally, this child would be considered son of the dead man and so would carry on the family name and inheritance.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 38:14

And Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton ( App-6 ) emphasizing the deliberateness of each action. in an open place. Hebrew "in the entrance to Enaim". read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 38:19

widowhood. Nine widows mentioned. See App-10 for significance. Tamar, here. Tekoah, 2 Samuel 14:5 . Hiram's mother, 1 Kings 7:14 . Zeruah, 1 Kings 11:26 . Widow of Zarephath, 1 Kings 17:9 . Poor widow, Mark 12:42 . Anna, Luke 2:37 . Widow of Nain, Luke 7:12 . Importunate, Luke 18:3 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 38:21

openly. Hebrew "at Enaim". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 38:12

"And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite."There would appear to be something of a sinister nature in Judah's close connection with the pagan Hirah, the whole context favoring the thought that Judah and Hirah were "on the town" in an unfavorable sense. Sure, Judah "went up" to Timnah, but the altitude of his spirituality remained low. "This cannot be the Danite... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 38:13-14

"And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep. And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way of Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given unto him to wife."Thus, Tamar was keeping abreast of all developments. She could see the transparent fraud Judah was practicing against her, and she doubtless had also... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 38:15-18

"When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face. And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee: for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me? And he said, I will send thee a kid of goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it? And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy cord,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 38:19-23

"And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. 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. Then he asked the men of the place, saying, Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There hath been no prostitute here. And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said,... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 38:17-21

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 38:23

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 38:1-30

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 38:14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 38:19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 38:21

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 38:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 38:13-14

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 38:15-18

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 38:19-23

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