וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוּדָה֙ תִּֽקַּֽח־לָ֔הּ פֶּ֖ן נִהְיֶ֣ה לָב֑וּז הִנֵּ֤ה שָׁלַ֙חְתִּי֙ הַגְּדִ֣י הַזֶּ֔ה וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹ֥א מְצָאתָֽהּ׃
Sinabi ni Juda: “Hayaan mo nang mapasakanya ang mga iyon, baka tayo ay mapahiya. Narito, ipinadala ko ang batang kambing na ito, ngunit hindi mo siya natagpuan.”
Gur Aryeh
Please (Havah na). The word havah often means “prepare yourself.” Yehudah requested that she consign herself to him exclusively so that no harlotry would be involved.