Genesis 38:22
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.
In other versions
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.
ASV
So he went back to Judah, and said, I have not seen her, and the men of the place say that there is no such woman there.
BBE
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.
DBY
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.'"
WEB
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,'
YLT
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.
ENG
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.
WBT
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.’”
BSB
In context
20And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.
21Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.
22And 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.
23And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
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 also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
People in this verse
- Judah