Verse 14
So she took off her widow's garments, covered herself with a veil, wrapped herself up, and sat down at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. She saw that Shelah had grown up, but she had not been given to him as a wife.
Other Translations
GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk
Da tok hun av seg enkeklærne, dekket seg til med et slør og satte seg ved inngangen til Enaim, som ligger på veien til Timna. Hun så at Shela var blitt voksen, men hun var ikke gitt ham til kone.
Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst
Hun la bort sine enkes klær, dekket seg med et slør, svøpte seg og satt seg ved inngangen til Enaim, på veien til Timnata. Hun så at Sela var voksen, men hun var ikke blitt gitt til ham som kone.
Norsk King James
Hun tok av seg enke klærne og dekket seg med et slør, og satte seg ved veien til Timnat, for hun visste at Shelah var voksen, men hun var ikke gitt til ham som kone.
Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866
Da la hun av seg enkeklærne sine, dekket seg med et slør og satte seg ved inngangen til Enaim, som ligger ved veien til Timna. Hun skjønte nemlig at Sela var blitt voksen uten at hun var blitt gitt ham til kone.
Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål
Da tok hun av seg enkehyllet, dekket seg med et slør og satte seg ved inngangen til Enaim, som er på veien til Timna. For hun så at Sela var blitt voksen, og at hun ikke hadde blitt gitt til ham som kone.
Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611
Da la hun av seg enkeskrud og dekket seg til med slør. Så satte hun seg ved inngangen til Enaim, på veien til Timna. For hun så at Sela var blitt voksen, men hun var ikke blitt hans kone.
o3-mini KJV Norsk
Da tok hun av seg sin vanlige enkedrakt, dekket seg med et slør og kledde seg om, og satte seg på et åpent sted langs veien til Timnath, for hun hadde sett at Shelah var blitt voksen, men at han ikke var gitt henne som ektemann.
En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)
Da la hun av seg enkeskrud og dekket seg til med slør. Så satte hun seg ved inngangen til Enaim, på veien til Timna. For hun så at Sela var blitt voksen, men hun var ikke blitt hans kone.
Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst
Da la hun av seg enkeplaggene, dekket seg med et slør og satte seg ved inngangen til Enaim, som ligger langs veien til Timna, for hun så at Sela var blitt voksen, men hun var ikke blitt gitt ham til hustru.
GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024
Hun la da av seg enkeklærne sine, dekket seg til med et slør, og satte seg ved inngangen til Enaim på veien til Timnah. For hun så at Shela var blitt voksen, men likevel ikke var gitt henne til ekte.
Original Norsk Bibel 1866
Da lagde hun sine Enkeklæder af sig, og skjulte sig med et Slør, og bedækkede sig, og satte sig for Døren, til de to Kilder, som ere paa Veien til Thimna; thi hun saae, at Sela var bleven stor, og hun blev ham ikke given til Hustru.
King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.
KJV 1769 norsk
tok hun av seg enkeplaggene, tok på seg et slør og innhyllet seg, og satte seg ved inngangen til Enaim, langs veien til Timna. For hun så at Shela var blitt voksen, men hun var ikke blitt gitt til ham som kone.
KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk
So she took off her widow’s garments, covered herself with a veil, wrapped herself, and sat by the roadside in an open place, which is on the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him as a wife.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
Norsk oversettelse av Webster
Hun tok av seg sine enklær og dekket seg med slør, svøpte seg og satte seg i porten til Enaim, som er ved veien til Timna; for hun så at Sjelah var blitt voksen, og hun var ikke blitt gitt til ham som kone.
Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation
Da tok hun av seg enkeplaggene, dekket seg med et slør og satte seg ved inngangen til Enaim, som ligger langs veien til Timna. For hun så at Shela var blitt voksen, men hun var ikke blitt gitt til ham som kone.
Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901
Da tok hun av seg sine enkeplagg, dekket seg med slør, pakket seg inn og satte seg ved inngangen til Enaim, som er på veien til Timna; for hun så at Sela var voksen, men hun hadde ikke blitt gitt til ham som kone.
Norsk oversettelse av BBE
Hun tok av seg enkeplaggene sine, dekket seg til med et slør og satte seg ved inngangen til Enajim ved veien til Timna. Hun så nemlig at Sela var blitt voksen, men hun var ikke blitt gitt til ham som kone.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And she put hyr wydows garmetes of from her and couered her with a clooke and disgyssed herself: And sat her downe at the entrynge of Enaim which is by the hye wayes syde to Thimnath for because she sawe that Sela was growne and she was not geue vnto him to wife.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then put she of ye wyddowes garmentes that she had vpon her, couered and dysgysed hir self, & sat hir downe without the porte by the waye syde towarde Thymnath. For she sawe that Sela was growne, and she was not geuen vnto him to wife.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Then she put her widowes garments off from her, and couered her with a vaile, and wrapped her selfe, and sate downe in Pethah-enaim, which is by the way to Timnah, because she sawe that Shelah was growen, and she was not giuen vnto him to wife.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And she put her widowes garmentes of from her, and couered her with a vayle, and disguysed her selfe, and sate her downe in an open place, whiche is by the way syde to Thimnath, for because that she sawe Selah was growen, and she was not geuen vnto hym to wyfe.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
She took off her widow's clothing, and covering herself with her veil, she took her seat near Enaim on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was now a man, but she had not been made his wife.
World English Bible (2000)
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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
So she removed her widow’s clothes and covered herself with a veil. She wrapped herself and sat at the entrance to Enaim which is on the way to Timnah.(She did this because she saw that she had not been given to Shelah as a wife, even though he had now grown up.)
Referenced Verses
- Gen 38:26 : 26 Judah recognized them and said, 'She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.' And he did not have relations with her again.
- Prov 7:12 : 12 Now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner, she lurks.
- Jer 3:2 : 2 Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Where have you not been violated? By the roads you sat waiting for lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.
- Ezek 16:25 : 25 At the head of every street, you built your high places. You degraded your beauty by spreading your legs to every passerby and multiplied your acts of prostitution.
- Gen 24:65 : 65 She said to the servant, 'Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?' The servant replied, 'He is my master.' So she took her veil and covered herself.
- Gen 38:11-13 : 11 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 might die too, just like his brothers.' So Tamar went to live in her father’s house. 12 After a long time, Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he went up to Timnah to his sheep shearers, accompanied by his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 13 When Tamar was told, 'Your father-in-law is on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,'