Tamar was aware that Shelah had grown up, but no arrangements had been made for her to come and marry him. So she changed out of her widow’s clothing and covered herself with a veil to disguise herself. Then she sat beside the road at the entrance to the village of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah.
Commentaries
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1. עדלם ‛ ǎdûllâm, Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh, Chirah, “nobility?”
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Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
In an open place. —Hebrew, in the gate of Enajim. Enajim means “the two fountains,” and we learn from Genesis 38:21 that …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And sat in an open place. Interpreters explain this passage in various ways. Literally, it is “in the door of fountains, or of eyes.” Some…
John Gill
JohnGill
And she put her widow's garments off from her
By which it appears that in those times and countries it was usual for…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
This chapter gives an account of Judah and his family, and it is such an account that it seems a wonder that of all Jacob's sons, our Lord would sp…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes