And Juda sent a kid by his shepherd, the Odollamite, that he might receive the pledge again, which he had given to the woman: but he, not finding her,
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יְהוּדָ֜ה אֶת־גְּדִ֣י הָֽעִזִּ֗ים בְּיַד֙ רֵעֵ֣הוּ הָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔י לָקַ֥חַת הָעֵרָב֖וֹן מִיַּ֣ד הָאִשָּׁ֑ה וְלֹ֖א מְצָאָֽהּ׃
2 Church Fathers comment on this verse
Judah, unaware of the situation, honored his commitment and dispatched a goat to Tamar in order to retrieve the pledge he had given her. However, the messenger was unable to locate her and returned to inform Judah that she was nowhere to be found.
He also presents her with a goat, symbolizing the forgiveness of sins, as the goat was sacrificed for transgressions in accordance with the law, representing the absolution of sins.
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