Verse 21
Genesis 38:21
Geneva Bible
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Then asked he the men of that place, saying, Where is ye whore, that sate in Enaim by the way side? And they answered, There was no whore here.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֞ל אֶת אַנְשֵׁ֤י מְקֹמָ/הּ֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר אַיֵּ֧ה הַ/קְּדֵשָׁ֛ה הִ֥וא בָ/עֵינַ֖יִם עַל הַ/דָּ֑רֶךְ וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ לֹא הָיְתָ֥ה בָ/זֶ֖ה קְדֵשָֽׁה
English Translation
And he asked the men of his place, saying, "Where is the holy place that is near the way?" And they said, "There was no holy place here."
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Chapter 38 Context
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And at that time Iudah went downe from his brethren, and turned in to a man called Hirah an Adullami...
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And Iudah sawe there the daughter of a man called Suah a Canaanite: and he tooke her to wife, and we...
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So she conceiued and bare a sonne, and he called his name Er.
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And she conceiued againe, and bare a sonne, and she called his name Onan.
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Moreouer she bare yet a sonne, whome she called Shelah: and Iudah was at Chezib when she bare him.
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Then Iudah tooke a wife to Er his first borne sonne whose name was Tamar.
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Now Er the first borne of Iudah was wicked in the sight of the Lord: therefore the Lord slewe him.
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Then Iudah said to Onan, Goe in vnto thy brothers wife, and do the office of a kinsman vnto her, and...
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And Onan knewe that the seede should not be his: therefore when he went in vnto his brothers wife, h...
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And it was wicked in the eyes of the Lord, which he did: wherefore he slewe him also.
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Then said Iudah to Tamar his daughter in lawe, Remaine a widowe in thy fathers house, till Shelah my...
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And in processe of time also the daughter of Shuah Iudahs wife dyed. Then Iudah, when he had left mo...
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And it was tolde Tamar, saying, beholde, thy father in lawe goeth vp to Timnah, to shere his sheepe.
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Then she put her widowes garments off from her, and couered her with a vaile, and wrapped her selfe,...
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When Iudah sawe her, he iudged her an whore: for she had couered her face.
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And he turned to the way towardes her, and saide, Come, I pray thee, let me lie with thee. (for he k...
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Then said he, I will sende thee a kid of the goates from the flocke. and she said, Well, if thou wil...
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Then he saide, What is the pledge that I shall giue thee? And she answered, Thy signet, and thy clok...
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Then she rose, and went and put her vaile from her and put on her widowes raiment.
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Afterwarde Iudah sent a kid of the goates by the hande of his neighbour the Adullamite, for to recei...
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Then asked he the men of that place, saying, Where is ye whore, that sate in Enaim by the way side?...
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He came therefore to Iudah againe, and said, I can not finde her, and also the men of the place said...
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Then Iudah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: beholde, I sent this kid, and thou hast...
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Now after three moneths, one tolde Iudah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the whore, a...
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When she was brought foorth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, vnto whom these thin...
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Then Iudah knewe them, and said, She is more righteous then I: for she hath done it because I gaue h...
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Now, when the time was come that she should be deliuered, beholde, there were twinnes in her wombe.
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And when she was in trauell, the one put out his hand: and the midwife tooke and bound a red threde...
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But when he plucked his hand backe againe, loe, his brother came out, and the midwife said, How hast...
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And afterward came out his brother that had the red threde about his hande, and his name was called...
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