Genesis 38:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 38:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אַנְשֵׁ֤י
ʼîysh
H376
man
מְקֹמָהּ֙
mâqôwm
H4725
place
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַיֵּ֧ה
ʼayêh
H346
where
הַקְּדֵשָׁ֛ה
qᵉdêshâh
H6948
female prostitute
הִ֥וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
בָעֵינַ֖יִם
ʻÊynayim
H5879
Enam
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַדָּ֑רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָיְתָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בָזֶ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
קְדֵשָֽׁה
qᵉdêshâh
H6948
female prostitute
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World English Bible Public Domain
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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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So he asked the men of her place, saying, “Where the temple prostitute who at Enaim beside the road?” But they said, “There has not been a temple prostitute in this place.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).