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Genesis 38:22

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And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, There hath been no prostitute here.

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Genesis 38:22 in other translations

He returned to Judah, and said, “I haven’t found her; and also the men of the place said, ‘There has been no prostitute here.’ ”

Genesis 38:22 · World English Bible

Genesis 38:22 in context

  1. 20And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.
  2. 21Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There hath been no prostitute here.
  3. 22And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, There hath been no prostitute here.
  4. 23And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
  5. 24And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.