she took off her widow’s garments and covered herself with a veil, wrapping herself up, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him in marriage.
Genesis 38:15 - English Standard Version 2016 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. |
she took off her widow’s garments and covered herself with a veil, wrapping herself up, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him in marriage.
He turned to her at the roadside and said, “Come, let me come in to you,” for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?”
And behold, the woman meets him, dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart.
Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two will become one flesh.”