Genesis 38:22

New International Reader's Version

So Hirah went back to Judah. He said, “I couldn’t find her. Besides, the men who lived there didn’t know anything about her. They said, ‘There hasn’t been any temple prostitute here.’ ”

Cross References

Genesis 38:21

He asked the men who lived at Enaim, “Where’s the temple prostitute? She used to sit beside the road here.” “There hasn’t been any temple prostitute here,” they said.

Genesis 38:23

Then Judah said, “Let her keep what she has. I don’t want people making fun of us. After all, I did send her this young goat. We can’t help it if you couldn’t find her.”