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Genesis 38:15

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When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
Genesis 38:15 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.
  • BSB When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.
  • NKJV When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot, because she had covered her face.
  • NASB When Judah saw her, he assumed she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
  • NLT Judah noticed her and thought she was a prostitute, since she had covered her face.

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Christ at the center

From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.

How Genesis 38:15 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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When Judahיְהוּדָהsaw herרָאָהhe thoughtחָשַׁבher to be an harlotזָנָהbecause she had coveredכָּסָהher faceפָּנִים
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