Discovery Box| (1.00) | (Gen 38:20) | 3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Judah’s friend Hirah the Adullamite) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.86) | (Gen 38:20) | 1 tn Heb “sent by the hand of his friend.” Here the name of the friend (“Hirah”) has been included in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.43) | (Gen 38:21) | 2 sn The Hebrew noun translated “cult prostitute” is derived from a verb meaning “to be set apart; to be distinct.” Thus the term refers to a woman who did not marry, but was dedicated to temple service as a cult prostitute. The masculine form of this noun is used for male cult prostitutes. Judah thought he had gone to an ordinary prostitute (v. 15), but Hirah went looking for a cult prostitute, perhaps because it had been a sheep-shearing festival. For further discussion see E. M. Yamauchi, “Cultic Prostitution,” Orient and Occident (AOAT), 213-23. |
