Genesis 38:22

KJV

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.

— Genesis 38:22, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Genesis Chapter 38 connects to 0 cross-references. The story of Judah and Tamar interrupts the Joseph narrative: Judah's sons Er and Onan die, and Judah fails to give his son Shelah to Tamar as levirate husband. Tamar disguises herself as a prostitute, sleeps with Judah, and conceives; …

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Other Translations

ASV

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.

YLT

And he turneth back unto Judah, and saith, `I have not found her; and the men of the place also have said, There hath not been in this <FI>place<Fi> a separated one,'

BBE

So he went back to Judah, and said, I have not seen her, and the men of the place say that there is no such woman there.