Genesis 38:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.”
Genesis 38:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 38:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 38:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.”
Genesis 38:15 — World English Bible
Genesis 38:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face. ”
Genesis 38:15 — American Standard Version
Genesis 38:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Judah seeth her, and reckoneth her for a harlot, for she hath covered her face,”
Genesis 38:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 38:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Judah saw her, and took her for a harlot; because she had covered her face. ”
Genesis 38:15 — Darby Translation
Genesis 38:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When Iudah sawe her, he iudged her an whore: for she had couered her face.”
Genesis 38:15 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 38:15 in Context — Genesis 38
13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
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.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.
16 And 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?
17 And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?
What Does Genesis 38:15 Mean?
Genesis 38:15 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 38. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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