When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite to take back the pledge from the woman’s hand, he did not find her.
Genesis 38:21 - English Standard Version 2016 And he asked the men of the place, “Where is the cult prostitute who was at Enaim at the roadside?” And they said, “No cult prostitute has been here.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. 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. Common English Bible He asked the locals of that place, “Where’s the consecrated worker who was at Enaim on the road?” But they said, “There’s no consecrated worker here.” Catholic Public Domain Version he questioned the men of that place: "Where is the woman who sat at the crossroad?" And they all responded, "There has been no harlot in this place." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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, |
When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite to take back the pledge from the woman’s hand, he did not find her.
So he returned to Judah and said, “I have not found her. Also, the men of the place said, ‘No cult prostitute has been here.’”
At the head of every street you built your lofty place and made your beauty an abomination, offering yourself to any passerby and multiplying your whoring.