Genesis 38:15 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁵ And Yehuḏ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot or devoted prostitute [under a vow to her goddess], for she had covered her face [as such women did].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ Judah saw her and thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ And when Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot. For she had covered her face, lest she be recognized.

Genesis 38:15 Cross References

Genesis 38:14

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

Genesis 38:16

And he turned aside to her by the way, and said, “Please let me come in to you,” for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, “What do you give me to come in to me?”

Proverbs 7:10

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

1 Corinthians 6:16

Or do you not know that he who is joined to a whore is one body? For He says, “The two shall become one flesh.”