Genesis 38:22
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
So Hirah returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her, and furthermore, the men of that place said, ‘No shrine prostitute has been here.’”
In context
20 Now when Judah sent his friend Hirah the Adullamite with the young goat to collect the items he had left with the woman, he could not find her.
21 He asked the men of that place, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?” “No shrine prostitute has been here,” they answered.
22 So Hirah returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her, and furthermore, the men of that place said, ‘No shrine prostitute has been here.’”
23 “Let her keep the items,” Judah replied. “Otherwise we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you could not find her.”
24 About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”
Genesis 38:22 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So Hirah returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her, and furthermore, the men of that place said, ‘No shrine prostitute has been here.’”
- KJV King James Version
- And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.’”
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And he turneth back unto Judah, and saith, 'I have not found her; and the men of the place also have said, There hath not been in this [place] a separated one,'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, No prostitute has been here.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.