38:1 At that time Judah left 1 his brothers and stayed 2 with an Adullamite man 3 named Hirah.
38:20 Then Judah had his friend Hirah 4 the Adullamite take a young goat to get back from the woman the items he had given in pledge, 5 but Hirah 6 could not find her.
1 tn Heb “went down from.”
2 tn Heb “and he turned aside unto.”
3 tn Heb “a man, an Adullamite.”
4 tn Heb “sent by the hand of his friend.” Here the name of the friend (“Hirah”) has been included in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand.”
6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Judah’s friend Hirah the Adullamite) has been specified in the translation for clarity.