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Genesis 38:14
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Genesis 38:14 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Da legte sie die Kleider ihrer Witwenschaft von sich und bedeckte sich mit einem Schleier und verhüllte sich; und sie setzte sich an den Eingang von Enaim, das am Wege nach Timna liegt; denn sie sah, daß Schela groß geworden war und sie ihm nicht zum Weibe gegeben wurde.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entonces quitó ella de sobre sí los vestidos de su viudez, y cubrióse con un velo, y arrebozóse, y se puso á la puerta de las aguas que están junto al camino de Timnath; porque veía que había crecido Sela, y ella no era dada á él por mujer.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então tirou ela de sobre si as roupas de sua viuvez, e cobriu-se com um véu, e envolveu-se, e se pôs à porta das águas que estão junto ao caminho de Timna; porque via que havia crescido Selá, e ela não era dada a ele por mulher.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ela tirou suas vestes de viúva, cobriu-se e envolveu-se com seu véu. Ela se sentou no portão de Enaim, próximo à estrada para Timnate. Viu que Selá havia crescido, mas ela não havia sido dada a ele como esposa.

📖 Genesis 38:14 in Context

12And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
13And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
14And 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.
15When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.
16And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?
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