Genesis 38:14
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Overview - Genesis 38 | |
1 | Judah begets Er, Onan, and Shelah. |
6 | Er's marriage with Tamar, and death. |
8 | The trespass of Onan. |
11 | Tamar is reserved for Shelah. |
12 | Judah's wife dies. |
13 | Tamar deceives Judah. |
27 | She bears twins, Pharez and Zarah. |
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Genesis 38:14 (King James Version)
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.
- and sat
- Proverbs 7:12 ; Jeremiah 3:2 ; Ezekiel 16:25
- an open place
- Hebrew the door of eyes, or of Enajim}
- Some think {ainayim} means "the two fountains," or "double fountain;" while others regard it as a proper name, and the same as Enaim, a city of Judah, ( Joshua 15:34
- ) So the LXX. render it Enan.
- Timnath
- Genesis 38:12 Genesis 38:13
- that Shelah
- Genesis 38:11 Genesis 38:26