Genesis 38:15
“When Iudah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot: because she had couered her face.”
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Genesis 38:15 Context
13And it was told Lamar, saying, Behold, thy father in law goeth vp to Timnath to sheare his sheepe. 14And shee put her widowes garments off from her, and couered her with a vaile, and wrapped her selfe, and sate in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath: for shee sawe that Shelah was growen, and she was not giuen vnto him to wife. 15When Iudah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot: because she had couered her face. 16And hee turned vnto her by the way, and said, Goe to, I pray thee, let me come in vnto thee: (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law) and she said, what wilt thou giue mee, that thou mayest come in vnto me? 17And hee said, I will send thee a kid from the flocke: and shee saide, Wilt thou giue mee a pledge, till thou send it?
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When Judah saw her, he thought her [to be] an harlot; because she had covered her face.
- King James Version
When Judah saw her, he thought she {was} a harlot, for she had covered her face.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.
- American Standard Version (1901)
When Judah saw her he took her to be a loose woman of the town, because her face was covered.
- Basic English Bible
And Judah saw her, and took her for a harlot; because she had covered her face.
- Darby Bible
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; because she had covered her face.
- Webster's Bible
When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
- World English Bible
And Judah seeth her, and reckoneth her for a harlot, for she hath covered her face,
- Youngs Literal Bible
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible