וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ אֶל־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹ֣א מְצָאתִ֑יהָ וְגַ֨ם אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמָּקוֹם֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹא־הָיְתָ֥ה בָזֶ֖ה קְדֵשָֽׁה׃
Kaya bumalik siya kay Juda at sinabi: “Hindi ko siya natagpuan; at sinabi rin ng mga lalaki sa lugar na iyon: ‹Walang babaing nagbebenta ng aliw dito.›”
Sforno
וגם אנשי המקום אמרו, in their uninhibited conversation. Chirom warned Yehudah that his pursuit of this search would be liable to hurt his image