Genesis 38:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²² So the Adullamite returned to Judah, saying, ‘I couldn’t find her, and besides, the men of the place said, “There has been no cult prostitute here.” ’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² So he returned to Judah and said, I cannot find her; and also the local men said, There was no harlot or temple prostitute around here.

American Standard Version (1901)

²² 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.

Common English Bible

²² So he went back to Judah and said, “I couldn’t find her. The locals even said, ‘There’s no holy woman here.’”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² He returned to Judah, and he said to him: "I did not find her. Moreover, the men of that place told me that a prostitute had never sat there."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²² He returned to Juda, and said to him: I have not found her; moreover the men of that place said to me, that there never sat a harlot there.

Genesis 38:22 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 38:21

He asked the men of the place, ‘Where is the cult prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim? ’ ‘There has been no cult prostitute here,’ they answered.

Genesis 38:23

Judah replied, ‘Let her keep the items for herself; otherwise we will become a laughing-stock. After all, I did send this young goat, but you couldn’t find her.’