Genesis 38:18

38:18 He said, “What pledge should I give you?” She replied, “Your seal, your cord, and the staff that’s in your hand.” So he gave them to her and had sex with her. ¹  She became pregnant by him.

Genesis 38:20

38:20 Then Judah had his friend Hirah ²  the Adullamite take a young goat to get back from the woman the items he had given in pledge, ³  but Hirah ⁴  could not find her.

[38:18]  ¹ tn Heb “and he went to her.” This expression is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.

[38:20]  ² tn Heb “sent by the hand of his friend.” Here the name of the friend (“Hirah”) has been included in the translation for clarity.

[38:20]  ³ tn Heb “to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand.”

[38:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Judah’s friend Hirah the Adullamite) has been specified in the translation for clarity.