American Standard Version
"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. "
— Genesis 38:22, American 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.”
“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.'"”
“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.’””
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.
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.
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.
And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and the cords, and the staff.