Genesis 38:14
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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.

and sat.

Proverbs 7:12 And catching the young man, she kisseth him, and with an impudent face, flattereth, saying:

Jeremiah 3:2 Lift up thy eyes on high: and see where thou hast not prostituted thyself: thou didst sit in the ways, waiting for them as a robber in the wilderness: and thou hast polluted the land with thy fornications, and with thy wickedness.

Ezekiel 16:25 At every head of the way thou hast set up a sign of thy prostitution: and hast made thy beauty to be abominable: and hast prostituted thyself to every one that passed by, and hast multiplied thy fornications.

an open place.

15:34.) So the LXX. render it {Enan}.

Timnath.

Genesis 38:12,13 And 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. . . .

that Shelah.

Genesis 38:11,26 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. . . .

Context
Judah and Tamar
13And it was told Thamar that her father-in-law was come up to Thamnas to shear his sheep. 14And 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.15When Juda saw her, he thought she was a harlot: for she had covered her face, lest she should be known.…
Cross References
Genesis 24:65
And said to the servant: Who is that man who cometh towards us along the field? And he said to her: That man is my master. But she quickly took her cloak, and covered herself.

Genesis 38:11
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.

Genesis 38:15
When Juda saw her, he thought she was a harlot: for she had covered her face, lest she should be known.

Genesis 38:26
But he acknowledging the gifts, said: She is juster than I: because I did not give her to Sela, my son. However he knew her no more.

Proverbs 7:10
Not bearing to be quiet, not able to abide still at home,

Jeremiah 3:2
Lift up thy eyes on high: and see where thou hast not prostituted thyself: thou didst sit in the ways, waiting for them as a robber in the wilderness: and thou hast polluted the land with thy fornications, and with thy wickedness.

Lexicon
she removed
וַתָּסַר֩ (wat·tā·sar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5493: To turn aside

her widow’s
אַלְמְנוּתָ֜הּ (’al·mə·nū·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 491: A widow, widowhood

garments,
בִּגְדֵ֨י (biḡ·ḏê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage

covered her face
וַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ף (wat·tiṯ·‘al·lāp̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5968: To veil, cover, to be languid

with a veil
בַּצָּעִיף֙ (baṣ·ṣā·‘îp̄)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6809: A wrapper, shawl, or veil

to disguise herself,
וַתְּכַ֤ס (wat·tə·ḵas)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover

and sat
וַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ (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

at the entrance
בְּפֶ֣תַח (bə·p̄e·ṯaḥ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6607: An opening, door, entrance way

to Enaim,
עֵינַ֔יִם (‘ê·na·yim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain

which
אֲשֶׁ֖ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

is on
מֵֽעָלֶ֗יהָ (mê·‘ā·le·hā)
Preposition-m | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the way
דֶּ֣רֶךְ (de·reḵ)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

to Timnah.
תִּמְנָ֑תָה (tim·nā·ṯāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8553: Timnah -- 'territory', two cities in Judah

For
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

she saw
רָאֲתָה֙ (rā·’ă·ṯāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

that
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

although Shelah
שֵׁלָ֔ה (šê·lāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7956: Shelah -- a son of Judah

had grown up,
גָדַ֣ל (ḡā·ḏal)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1431: To grow up, become great

she
וְהִ֕וא (wə·hi·w)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

had not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

been given
נִתְּנָ֥ה (nit·tə·nāh)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

to him
ל֖וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 0: 0

as a wife.
לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (lə·’iš·šāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female


Additional Translations
she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a veil, 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 to him to wife.

And she put off from 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 was not given unto him to wife.

And having taken off the garments of her widowhood from her, she put on a veil, and ornamented her face, and sat by the gates of Aenan, which is in the way to Thamna, for she saw that Selom was grown; but he gave her not to him for a wife.

And she put the garments of her widowhood off from her, and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the entry of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as wife.

And she put off from 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 was not given unto him to wife.

And she put off from her, her widow's garments, 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 to him for a wife.

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.

and she turneth aside the garments of her widowhood from off her, and covereth herself with a vail, and wrappeth herself up, and sitteth in the opening of Enayim, which is by the way to Timnath, for she hath seen that Shelah hath grown up, and she hath not been given to him for a wife.
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