Genesis 38:21
He asked the men of that place, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?” “No shrine prostitute has been here,” they answered.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל | vai.yish.'Al | and he asked | H7592 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אַנְשֵׁ֤י | 'an.Shei | [the] men of | H582 → |
| מְקֹמָהּ֙ | me.ko.Mah | place her | H4725 → |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| אַיֵּ֧ה | 'ai.Yeh | where? | H346 → |
| הַקְּדֵשָׁ֛ה | ha.ke.de.Shah | [is] the cult prostitute | H6948 → |
| הִ֥וא | hi' | she | H1931 → |
| בָעֵינַ֖יִם | va.'ei.Na.yim | [was] at <the> Enaim | H5879 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | at | H5921 → |
| הַדָּ֑רֶךְ | ha.Da.rekh | the road | H1870 → |
| וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | vai.Yo.me.Ru | and they said | H559 → |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| הָיְתָ֥ה | ha.ye.Tah | she was | H1961 → |
| בָזֶ֖ה | va.Zeh | in this [place] | H2088 → |
| קְדֵשָֽׁה׃ | ke.de.Shah | a cult prostitute | H6948 → |
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