Genesis 38:14 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁴ And she took off her widow’s garments, and covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself, and sat at the entrance to Ě

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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 she had said to the servant, “Who is this man walking in the field to meet us?” And the servant said, “It is my master.” So she took a veil and covered herself.

Genesis 38:15

And Yehuḏ

Genesis 38:19

And she arose and went away, and removed her veil and put on the garments of her widowhood.

Genesis 38:26

And Yehuḏ

Proverbs 7:10

And look, a woman met him, Dressed like a whore, With a hidden heart.

Proverbs 7:12

Now in the street, Now in the square, And at every corner she lurks.

Jeremiah 3:2

“Lift up your eyes to the bare heights and see: where have you not lain with men? Besides the ways you have sat for them like an Araḇ

Ezekiel 16:25

“You built your high places at the head of every way, and made your loveliness to be loathed. And you parted your feet to everyone who passed by, and increased your whorings.