Genesis 38:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁴ So she took off her widow’s clothes, veiled her face,  covered herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that, though Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ So she put off her widow's garments and covered herself with a veil, wrapped herself up [in disguise], and sat in the entrance of Enaim, which is by the road to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown and she was not given to him as his wife.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given unto him to wife.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ So Tamar took off the clothing she wore as a widow, covered herself with a veil, put on makeup, and sat down at the entrance to Enaim on the road to Timnah, since she realized that although Shelah had already grown up, she hadn’t been given to him as a wife.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ And storing away the garments of her widowhood, she took up a veil. And changing her clothing, she sat at the crossroad that leads to Timnah, because Shelah had grown up, and she had not received him as a husband.

Genesis 38:14 Cross References

Genesis 24:65

and asked the servant, ‘Who is that man in the field coming to meet us? ’ The servant answered, ‘It is my master.’ So she took her veil and covered herself.

Genesis 38:15

When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.

Genesis 38:19

She got up and left, then removed her veil and put her widow’s clothes back on.

Genesis 38:26

Judah recognised them and said, ‘She is more in the right  than I,  since I did not give her to my son Shelah.’ And he did not know her intimately again.

Proverbs 7:10

A woman came to meet him dressed like a prostitute, having a hidden agenda.

Proverbs 7:12

Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.

Jeremiah 3:2

Look to the barren heights  and see. Where have you not been immoral? You sat waiting for them beside the roads like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.

Ezekiel 16:25

You built your elevated place at the head of every street  and turned your beauty into a detestable thing. You spread your legs to everyone who passed by and increased your prostitution.