Genesis 38:13

Genesis 38:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
• New International Version (NIV)When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when Tamar was told, "Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it was told Tamar, saying, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”

Context of Genesis 38:13

11Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow at your father’s house until Shelah my [youngest] son is grown”; [but he was deceiving her] for he thought that [if Shelah should marry her] he too might die like his brothers did. So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house. 12But quite a while later, Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died; and when the time of mourning was ended, he went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah with his friend Hirah the Adullamite. Tamar was told, “Listen, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.” 14So she removed her widow’s clothes and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself up [in disguise], and sat in the gateway of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah had grown up, and she had not been given to him as a wife [as Judah had promised]. 15When Judah saw her, he thought she was a [temple] prostitute, for she had covered her face [as such women did].

Genesis 38:13 word by word

וַיֻּגַּ֥ד לְתָמָ֖ר לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֥ה חָמִ֛יךְ עֹלֶ֥ה תִמְנָ֖תָה לָגֹ֥ז צֹאנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it was toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• Tamarתָּמָרtâmâr · TamarH8559
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Behold thy father in lawחָםchâm · father-in-lawH2524
• goeth upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to Timnathתִּמְנָהtimnâh · TimnahH8553
• to shearגָּזַזgâzaz · to shearH1494
• his sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629

Cross-references for Genesis 38:13

• Judges 14:1Samson went down to Timnah and at Timnah he saw a woman, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
• Genesis 31:19When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel [went inside the house and] stole her father’s household gods.
• 1 Samuel 25:2Now there was a man in Maon whose business and possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very rich. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats, and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel

Commentaries on Genesis 38:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-30Verses 1-30 - The Family of Judah 1. עדלם ‛ǎdûllâm Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh Chirah, “nobility?” 2. שׁוּע shûa‛ Shua, “luck, riches, cry.” 3. ער ‛êr Er, “watching.” 4. אונן 'ônân Onan, “strong.” 5. שׁלה shēlâh Shelah, “request? rest.” כזיב kezı̂yb Kezib, “falsehood.” 6. תמר tāmār Tamar, “palm.” 12. תמנה tı̂mnâh Timnah, “counted or assigned.” 14. עינים 'êynayı̂m Enaim, “two fountains.” 29. פרץ perets Perets, “breach.” This…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13Without a marriage, the family's future was at risk. Judah's wife … died: This made Judah available to fulfill the responsibility of providing an heir.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-301. at that time--a formula frequently used by the sacred writers, not to describe any precise period, but an interval near about it.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 38:13

• Adultery
• Judah
• Sheep
• Tamar
• Timnath

In the dictionaries

• Tamar
• Father-in-Law
• Lay
• Remain
• Sheep
• Archaeology; Archaeology and Criticism
• Ben-Ammi
• Genealogy
• Genesis
• Harlot

Commentaries on Genesis 38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings