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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Someone told Tamar, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”

Context of Genesis 38:13

11Judah then said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s household until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, just like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s household. 12After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had recovered from his grief, he went up to Timnah, to the men who were shearing his sheep, and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went with him. When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,” 14she took off her widow’s clothes, covered herself with a veil to disguise herself, and then sat down at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that, though Shelah had now grown up, she had not been given to him as his wife. 15When Judah saw her, he thought 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

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 saw there a young Philistine woman.
• Genesis 31:19When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household gods.
• 1 Samuel 25:2A certain man in Maon, who had property there at Carmel, was very wealthy. He had a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing 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