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.
Genesis 38:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face. Common English Bible Judah saw her and thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face. Catholic Public Domain Version And when Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot. For she had covered her face, lest she be recognized. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When Juda saw her, he thought she was a harlot: for she had covered her face, lest she should be known. |
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.
He went over to her and said, ‘Come, let me sleep with you,’ for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, ‘What will you give me for sleeping with me? ’
A woman came to meet him dressed like a prostitute, having a hidden agenda.
Don’t you know that anyone joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For Scripture says, The two will become one flesh. ,