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 his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Remain a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up”; for he thought, “I am afraid that he too may die like his brothers.” So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house. 12Now after a considerable time Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and when the time of mourning was ended, Judah went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. And Tamar was told, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.” 14So she removed her widow’s garments and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, 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. 15When Judah saw her, he assumed she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.

Genesis 38:13 word by word

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

• And Tamarתָּמָרtâmâr · TamarH8559
• was toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• your father-in-lawחָםchâm · father-in-lawH2524
• is goingעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• Timnahתִּמְנָהtimnâh · TimnahH8553
• to shearגָּזַזgâzaz · to shearH1494
• his sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629

Cross-references for Genesis 38:13

• Judges 14:1Then Samson went down to Timnah, and he saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
• Genesis 31:19Laban had gone to shear his flock, and Rachel stole the household idols that were her father’s.
• 1 Samuel 25:2Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel; and the man was very rich, and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. And it came about while 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