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Genesis 38:21

What does Genesis 38:21 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 38:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he put questions to the men of the place, saying, Where is the loose woman who was in Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There was no such woman there.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Asked the men of that place: Where is the woman that sat in the cross way? And when they all made answer: There was no harlot in this place,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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.

Context

v.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.

v.21This passage

v.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.

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