Genesis 38:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.”

Genesis 38:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 38:157 words

וַיִּרְאֶהָwayirəʾehāAnd see

יְהוּדָהyəhûdāhJehudah

וַיַּחְשְׁבֶהָwayaḥəšəvehāAnd plait

לְזוֹנָהləzwōnāhTo commit adultery

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

כִסְּתָהḵisətāhPlump

פָּנֶיהָpāneyhāFace

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּרְאֶהָwayirəʾehāAnd see

יְהוּדָהyəhûdāhJehudah

וַיַּחְשְׁבֶהָwayaḥəšəvehāAnd plait

לְזוֹנָהləzwōnāhTo commit adultery

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

כִסְּתָהḵisətāhPlump

פָּנֶיהָpāneyhāFace

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