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Genesis 38:21

21 And he asked the men of the place, “Where is the cult prostitute2 who was at eEnaim at the roadside?” And they said, “No cult prostitute has been here.”

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Genesis 38:21 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 He asked the men who lived there, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?”

“There hasn’t been any shrine prostitute here,” they said.

Genesis 38:21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 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.

Genesis 38:21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 So he asked the men who lived there, “Where can I find the shrine prostitute who was sitting beside the road at the entrance to Enaim?”

“We’ve never had a shrine prostitute here,” they replied.

Genesis 38:21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, “Where is the harlot who was openly by the roadside?”

And they said, “There was no harlot in this place.”

Genesis 38:21 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 He asked some of the people at the town of Enaim, “Where is the prostitute who was here by the road?”

They answered, “There has never been a prostitute here.”

Genesis 38:21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 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.

Genesis 38:21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 And he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute that was at Enaim, by the way-side? And they said, There was no prostitute here.

Genesis 38:21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 He asked the men of that area, “Where’s that prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?” 

“There’s no prostitute here,” they answered. 

Genesis 38:21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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 38:21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 He asked the townspeople, “Where is the temple prostitute who was at Enaim by the wayside?” But they said, “No prostitute has been here.”

Genesis 38:21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 So he asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is that cult prostitute that was at Eynayim by the roadside?” And they said, “There is no cult prostitute here.”

Genesis 38:21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 He asked the men who lived at Enaim, “Where’s the temple prostitute? She used to sit beside the road here.”

“There hasn’t been any temple prostitute here,” they said.

Genesis 38:21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 He asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is the temple prostitute who was by the road at Enaim?” But they said, “There has been no temple prostitute here.”


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