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Genesis 38:15 Interlinear

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

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Genesis 38 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיִּרְאֶ֣הָ	H7200	saw her	to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
2	יְהוּדָ֔ה	H3063	When Judah	jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
3	וַֽיַּחְשְׁבֶ֖הָ	H2803	he thought	properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e., (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a maliciou
4	לְזוֹנָ֑ה	H2181	her to be an harlot	to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (
5	כִּ֥י	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
6	כִסְּתָ֖ה	H3680	because she had covered	properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
7	פָּנֶֽיהָ׃	H6440	her face	the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi

Genesis 38:15 (current)saw her When Judah he thought her to be an harlot because she had covered her face