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Genesis 38:21
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19 So she arose and went away, and alaid aside her veil and put on the garments of her widowhood.  
20 And Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand, but he did not find her.
21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, “Where is the harlot who was1 openly by the roadside?” And they said, “There was no harlot in this place.”  
22 So he returned to Judah and said, “I cannot find her. Also, the men of the place said there was no harlot in this place.”
23 Then Judah said, “Let her take them for herself, lest we be shamed; for I sent this young goat and you have not found her.”
24 And it came to pass, about three months after, that Judah was told, saying, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has aplayed the harlot; furthermore she is1 with child by harlotry.” So Judah said, “Bring her out band let her be burned!”  
Verse Comparison: Genesis 38:21

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American Standard Version
Then 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.

Amplified® Bible
He asked the men of that place, Where is the harlot {or} cult prostitute who was openly by the roadside? They said, There was no harlot {or} temple prostitute here.

Contemporary English Version
Hirah asked the people of Enaim, "Where is the prostitute who sat along the road outside your town?" "There's never been one here," they answered.

Darby English Version
And he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute that was at Enaim, by the way-side? And they said, There was no prostitute here.

Good News Bible
He asked some men at Enaim, "Where is the prostitute who was here by the road?" "There has never been a prostitute here," they answered.

King James Version
Then 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.

New American Standard Bible
He asked the men of her place, saying, "Where is the temple prostitute who was by the road at Enaim? But they said, "There has been no temple prostitute here.""

New International Version
He asked the men who lived there, "Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?"
"There hasn't been any shrine prostitute here," they said.

New King James Version
Then he asked the men of that place, saying, “Where is the harlot who was openly by the roadside?” And they said, “There was no harlot in this place.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He asked the men of her place, saying, "Where has the temple prostitute gone who we saw by the road at Enaim?" But they said, "We have found no temple prostitute here."

Revised Standard Version
And he asked the men of the place, "Where is the harlot who was at Enaim by the wayside?" And they said, "No harlot has been here."

Young's Literal Translation
And he asketh the men of her place, saying, `Where `is' the separated one -- she in Enayim, by the way?' and they say, `There hath not been in this `place' a separated one.'

New English Translation
He asked the men who were there,1 “Where is the cult prostitute2 who was at Enaim by the road?” But they replied, “There has been no cult prostitute here.”


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