And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
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Gill's Exposition
And she put her widow's garments off from her,.... By which it appears that in those times and countries it was usual for widows to have a different apparel from others, especially in the time of…
- The Family of Judah 1. עדלם ‛ǎdûllâm, ‘Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh Chirah, “nobility?” 2. שׁוּע shûa‛, Shua‘, “luck, riches, cry.” 3. ער ‛êr, ‘Er, “watching.” 4. אונן 'ônân,…
It is a very ill-favoured story that is here told concerning Judah; one would not have expected such folly in Israel. Judah had buried his wife; and widowers have need to stand upon their guard with…
Cambridge Bible
shear his sheep Sheep-shearing was an occasion of festivity, and often of licentiousness. See note on Gen 31:19. Cf. 1Sa 25:2 ff.; 2Sa 13:23 f.