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Genesis 38:13
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KJ21
And it was told Tamar, saying, “Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
ASV
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.
AMP
Tamar was told, “Listen, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
AMPC
Then it was told Tamar, Listen, your father-in-law is going up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
BRG
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
CSB
Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
CSBA
Tamar was told, ‘Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.’
CEB
Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is now on his way up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
CJB
Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law has gone up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
CEV
Tamar found out that her father-in-law Judah was going to Timnah to shear his sheep.
DARBY
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.
DRA
And it was told Thamar that her father in law was come up to Thamnas to shear his sheep.
ERV
Tamar learned that Judah, her father-in-law, was going to Timnah to cut the wool from his sheep.
EASY
Someone told Tamar, ‘Your husband's father is going to Timnah to get the wool from his sheep.’
EHV
Tamar was told, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
ESV
And when Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”
ESVUK
And when Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”
EXB
Tamar learned that Judah, her father-in-law, was going to Timnah to cut the wool from his sheep.
GNV
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnath, to shear his sheep.
GW
As soon as Tamar was told that her father-in-law was on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,
GNT
Someone told Tamar that her father-in-law was going to Timnah to shear his sheep.
HCSB
Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
ICB
Tamar learned that Judah, her father-in-law, was going to Timnah to cut the wool from his sheep.
ISV
“Look!” somebody reported to Tamar, “Your father-in-law is going to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
JUB
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goes up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
KJV
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
AKJV
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
LSB
Then it was told to Tamar, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
LEB
And it was told to Tamar, saying, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
TLB
When someone told Tamar that her father-in-law had left for the sheepshearing at Timnah,
MSG
Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law has gone to Timnah to shear his sheep.” She took off her widow’s clothes, put on a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim which is on the road to Timnah. She realized by now that even though Shelah was grown up, she wasn’t going to be married to him.
MEV
It was told to Tamar, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
NOG
As soon as Tamar was told that her father-in-law was on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,
NABRE
Then Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is on his way up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
NASB
And Tamar was told, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
NASB1995
It was told to Tamar, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
NCB
Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law has gone to Timnah, to the sheep shearers of his flock.”
NCV
Tamar learned that Judah, her father-in-law, was going to Timnah to cut the wool from his sheep.
NET
Tamar was told, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
NIRV
Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is on his way to Timnah to clip the wool from his sheep.”
NIV
When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,”
NIVUK
When Tamar was told, ‘Your father-in-law is on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,’
NKJV
And it was told Tamar, saying, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
NLV
It was told to Tamar, “Your father-in-law is going to Timnah to cut the wool from his sheep.”
NLT
Someone told Tamar, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
NRSVA
When Tamar was told, ‘Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep’,
NRSVACE
When Tamar was told, ‘Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep’,
NRSVCE
When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”
NRSVUE
When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”
OJB
And it was told Tamar, saying, Hinei, thy kham (father-in-law) goeth up to Timnah to shear his tzon.
RGT
And it was told to Tamar, saying, “Behold, your father-in-law goes up to Timnath, to shear his sheep.
RSV
And when Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”
RSVCE
And when Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”
TLV
Then Tamar was told, “Look! Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his flocks.”
VOICE
When Tamar learned that her father-in-law would be coming to Timnah to shear his sheep,
WEB
Tamar was told, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
WYC
And it was told to Tamar, that her husband’s father went up into Timnath, to shear sheep.
YLT
And it is declared to Tamar, saying, `Lo, thy husband's father is going up to Timnath to shear his flock;'
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