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Genesis 38:21
So he asked the men of her place saying. Where is the devotee, she that was in Enaim, by the way? And they said,—There hath been here no devotee.
Genesis 38:21 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Genesis 38:21 in other translations
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.
He asked the men of that place, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?” “No shrine prostitute has been here,” they answered.
Then he asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the road?” They said, “There has been no prostitute here.”
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In context
18 And he said—What is the pledge that I shall give thee? And She said—Thy signet-ring, and thy guard, and thy staff that is in thy hand. So he gave them to her and came in unto her and she conceived by him.
19 Then she arose and went her way, and put off her veil from her,—and put on the garments of her widowhood.
20 And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge at the hand of the woman,—but he found her not.
21 So he asked the men of her place saying. Where is the devotee, she that was in Enaim, by the way? And they said,—There hath been here no devotee.
22 Then returned he unto Judah, and said—I found her not,—moreover also, the men of the place said, There hath been here no devotee.
23 And Judah said: Thou must take it to her, lest we become a contempt,—lo! I sent this kid, and, thou, hast not found her.
24 And it came to pass that about three months after, it was told Judah, saying—Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath been guilty of unchastity, moreover also lo! she hath conceived by unchastity. Then said Judah, Bring her forth and let her be burnt.
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