King James Version

Genesis 38:13

And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.

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וַיֻּגַּ֥דvayugadand bewrayנָגַדconjunction, verb, hophal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bewray”, the next action in the storyH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.לְתָמָ֖רletamarto Tamarתָּמָרpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Tamar”H8559Tamar, the name of three women and a placeTamar.לֵאמֹ֑רlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הִנֵּ֥הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.חָמִ֛יךְchamikhefather in lawחָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “father in law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2524a father-in-law (as in affinity)father in law.עֹלֶ֥הolehascend upעָלָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “ascend up”, a verb used as a describing wordH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…תִמְנָ֖תָהtimnatahTimnahתִּמְנָהnoun, proper name, directional ending — “Timnah”H8553Timnah, the name of two places in PalestineTimnah, Timnath, Thimnathah.לָגֹ֥זlagozto shaveגַּזָזpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to shave”, the to-form of the verbH1494to cut off; specifically to shear aflock or shave the hair; figuratively to destroy an enemycut off (down), poll, shave, (sheep-) shear(-er).צֹאנֽוֹtsonvoflockצֹאןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “flock”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it was told Tamar, saying: 'Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it is declared to Tamar, saying, 'Lo, thy husband's father is going up to Timnath to shear his flock;'

World English Bible

Tamar was told, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”

Darby Translation

And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.

Douay-Rheims

And it was told Thamar that her father in law was come up to Thamnas to shear his sheep.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it was told Tamar, saying: 'Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it was told Thamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Thamna, to shear his sheep.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπηγγέλε Θάμαρ τῇ νύμφῃ αὐτοῦ, λέγοντες, ἰδοὺ ὁ πενθερός σου ἀναβαίνει εἰς Θαμνὰ, κεῖραι τὰ πρόβατα αὐτοῦ.