Genesis 38:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 38:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתָּסַר֩
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
בִּגְדֵ֨י
beged
H899
garment
אַלְמְנוּתָ֜הּ
ʼalmânûwth
H491
widowhood
מֵֽעָלֶ֗יהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
וַתְּכַ֤ס
kâçâh
H3680
to cover
בַּצָּעִיף֙
tsâʻîyph
H6809
shawl
וַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ף
ʻâlaph
H5968
to cover
וַתֵּ֨שֶׁב֙
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְּפֶ֣תַח
pethach
H6607
doorway
עֵינַ֔יִם
ʻÊynayim
H5879
Enam
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
תִּמְנָ֑תָה
Timnâh
H8553
Timnah
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
רָאֲתָה֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
גָדַ֣ל
gâdal
H1431
to grow
שֵׁלָ֔ה
Shêlâh
H7956
Shelah
וְהִ֕וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
נִתְּנָ֥ה
nâthan
H5414
to give
ל֖וֹ
לְאִשָּֽׁה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
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World English Bible Public Domain
She took off of her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she wasn't given to him as a wife.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So she took off her widow’s clothes from her and covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself. Then she sat at the entrance of Enaim, which on the road to Timnah, because she saw that Shelah had grown up, but she had not been given to him as a wife.
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