Bible Commentary

And he said, I will send [thee] a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give [me] a pledge, till thou send [it]? Verse 17. Wilt thou give me a pledge till thou send it?] The word erabon signifies an earnest of something promised, a part of the price agreed for between a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 38:17”

And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she [was] his daughter-in-law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me? And he turned unto her by the way,…. Which led … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 38:16”

When Judah saw her, he thought her [to be] a harlot; because she had covered her face. 15. covered her face ] Cf. Pro 7:10. The attire indicated the character she had assumed. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 15. Thought her to be a harlot] See the original of this term, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 38:15”

And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which [is] by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. 14. And she put off, &c.] The neglect … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 38:14”

And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep. 13. 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. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And it was … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 38:13”

And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 12 26. Tamar and Judah 12. Timnah ] Possibly the same as in Jos 15:10; Jos 15:57; Jdg 14:1. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 38:12”

Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren [did]. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house. 11. in thy father’s house ] A widow without children went back to her … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 38:11”

And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also. Verse 10. Wherefore he slew him also.] The sin of Onan has generally been supposed to be self-pollution; but this is certainly a mistake; his crime was his refusal to raise up seed to his brother, and rather than do it, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 38:10”

And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled [it] on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. Verse 9. Onan knew that the seed should not be his] That is, that the child … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 38:9”

And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. 8. perform ] The first instance of the “levirate” (Lat. lvir, “brother-in-law”) law which made it obligatory for a surviving brother to marry the widow of his brother, if the latter should die childless. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 38:8”