Genesis 38:15 - Easy To Read Version Judah traveled on that road. He saw her but thought that she was a prostitute. [229] (Her face was covered with a veil like a prostitute.) 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. |
Tamar always wore clothes that showed that she was a widow. So she put on some different clothes and covered her face with a veil. Then she sat down near the road going to Enaim, a town near Timnah. Tamar knew that Judah’s younger son Shelah was now grown up. But Judah would not make plans for her to marry him.
So Judah went to her and said, “Let me have sexual relations with you” (Judah did not know that she was Tamar, his daughter-in-law.)
The woman came out of the house to meet him. She was dressed like a prostitute. {\cf2\super [8]} She had plans for the young man.
The Scriptures {\cf2\super [38]} say, “The two people will become one.” {\cf2\super [39]} So you should know that a person that \{sexually\} joins himself with a prostitute becomes one with her in body.