Genesis 38:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So he returned to Judah and said, 'I couldn’t find her. Furthermore, the men of the place said, "There has been no prostitute here."'

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    So he returned to Judah and said, I could not find her; and the men of the place said there has been no prostitute there.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he returned{H7725} to Judah,{H3063} and said,{H559} I have not{H3808} found{H4672} her; and also the men{H582} of the place{H4725} said,{H559} There hath been no prostitute{H6948} here.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he returned{H7725}{(H8799)} to Judah{H3063}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, I cannot{H3808} find{H4672}{(H8804)} her; and also the men{H582} of the place{H4725} said{H559}{(H8804)}, that there was no harlot{H6948} in this place.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And he came to Iuda agayne saynge: I can not fynde her and also the men of the place sayde: that there was no whoore there.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And he came agayne vnto Iuda, and saide: I haue not found her, morouer ye men of the same place saide: that there hath no whoore bene there.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    He came therefore to Iudah againe, and said, I can not finde her, and also the men of the place said, There was no whore there.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    He came therfore to Iuda againe, and sayde vnto hym, I can not fynde her: and also the men of the place sayde, that there was no harlot there.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He returned to Judah, and said, "I haven't found her; and also the men of the place said, 'There has been no prostitute here.'"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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 `place' a separated one,'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He returned to Judah, and said, "I haven't found her; and also the men of the place said, 'There has been no prostitute here.'"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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