Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Wherefore Juda said to Thamar his daughter-in-law: Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Sela my son grow up: for he was afraid lest he also might die, as his brethren did. She went her way, and dwelt in her father's house. till Shelah. Ruth 1:11,13 But she answered them: Return, my daughters: why come ye with me? have I any more sons in my womb, that you may hope for husbands of me? . . . in her. Leviticus 22:13 But if she be a widow, or divorced, and having no children return to her father's house, she shall eat of her father's meats, as she was wont to do when she was a maid. No stranger hath leave to eat of them. Context Judah and Tamar…10And therefore the Lord slew him, because he did a detestable thing: 11Wherefore Juda said to Thamar his daughter-in-law: Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Sela my son grow up: for he was afraid lest he also might die, as his brethren did. She went her way, and dwelt in her father's house.12And after many days were past: the daughter of Sue the wife of Juda died: and when he had taken comfort after his mourning, he went up to Thamnas, to the shearers of his sheep, he and Hiras the Odollamite, the shepherd of his flock.… Cross References Genesis 38:14 And she put off the garments of her widowhood, and took a veil: and changing her dress, sat in the cross way, that leadeth to Thamnas: because Sela was grown up, and she had not been married to him. Ruth 1:11 But she answered them: Return, my daughters: why come ye with me? have I any more sons in my womb, that you may hope for husbands of me? Ruth 1:12 Return again, my daughters, and go your ways: for I am now spent with age, and not fit for wedlock. Although I might conceive this night, and bear children, Ruth 1:13 If you would wait till they were grown up, and come to man's estate, you would be old women before you marry. Do not so, my daughters, I beseech you: for I am grieved the more for your distress, and the hand of the Lord is gone out against me. Lexicon Then Judahיְהוּדָה֩ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to his daughter-in-law כַּלָּת֜וֹ (kal·lā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3618: Daughter-in-law, bride Tamar, לְתָמָ֨ר (lə·ṯā·mār) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8559: Tamar -- daughter-in-law of Judah, also two Israelite women, also a place South of the Dead Sea “Live שְׁבִ֧י (šə·ḇî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry as a widow אַלְמָנָ֣ה (’al·mā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 490: A widow, a desolate place in your father’s אָבִ֗יךְ (’ā·ḇîḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1: Father house בֵית־ (ḇêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while my son בְנִ֔י (ḇə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son Shelah שֵׁלָ֣ה (šê·lāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7956: Shelah -- a son of Judah grows up.” יִגְדַּל֙ (yiḡ·dal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1431: To grow up, become great For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction he thought, אָמַ֔ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “He ה֖וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are may פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 6435: Removal, lest die יָמ֥וּת (yā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill too, גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and like his brothers.” כְּאֶחָ֑יו (kə·’e·ḥāw) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, ) So Tamar תָּמָ֔ר (tā·mār) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8559: Tamar -- daughter-in-law of Judah, also two Israelite women, also a place South of the Dead Sea went וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ (wat·tê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk to live וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב (wat·tê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in her father’s אָבִֽיהָ׃ (’ā·ḇî·hā) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1: Father house. בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house Additional Translations Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at your father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brothers did. And Tamar went and dwelled in her father's house. Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. And Judas said to Thamar, his daughter-in-law, Sit thou a widow in the house of thy father-in-law, until Selom my son be grown; for he said, lest he also die as his brethren; and Thamar departed, and sat in the house of her father. And Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, until Shelah my son is grown; for he said, Lest he die also, as his brethren. And Tamar went and remained in her father's house. Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up: for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son shall be grown; (for he said, Lest perhaps he die also as his brethren did:) and Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, "Remain a widow in your father's house, until Shelah, my son, is grown up;" for he said, "Lest he also die, like his brothers." Tamar went and lived in her father's house. And Judah saith to Tamar his daughter-in-law, 'Abide a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son groweth up;' for he said, 'Lest he die -- even he -- like his brethren;' and Tamar goeth and dwelleth at her father's house. 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