Genesis 38:22 “So Hirah returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her, and furthe…”

Genesis 38:22

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.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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.’”

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

He came therefore to Iudah againe, and said, I can not finde her, and also the men of the place said, There was no whore there.

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.

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,'

Bible in Basic English

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.

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In context

21He 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.

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.”

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