Genesis 38:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 38:22 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 →
וַיָּ֨שָׁב֙
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
מְצָאתִ֑יהָ
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
וְגַ֨ם
gam
H1571
also
אַנְשֵׁ֤י
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַמָּקוֹם֙
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אָֽמְר֔וּ
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
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.'"
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So he returned to Judah and said, “I did not find her. And also, the men of the place said, ‘There has not been a temple prostitute in this.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).