犹大心里说：“恐怕示拉也死，像他两个哥哥一样”，就对他儿妇他玛说：“你去，在你父亲家里守寡，等我儿子示拉长大。”他玛就回去，住在她父亲家里。

犹大对他媳妇她玛说：“你去住在你父亲家里守寡，等我儿子示拉长大。”因为他说：“恐怕示拉也像两个哥哥一样死去。”她玛就去，住在她父亲家里。

犹大对他媳妇她玛说：“你去住在你父亲家里守寡，等我儿子示拉长大。”因为他说：“恐怕示拉也像两个哥哥一样死去。”她玛就去，住在她父亲家里。

犹大恐怕示拉会像他的两个哥哥一样死去，就对儿媳她玛说：“示拉还没有长大，你先回娘家守寡吧。”

于是，犹大对他的媳妇他玛说：“你回到你父亲家里去守寡，等我的儿子示拉长大。”因为他心里想：“恐怕示拉也像他两个哥哥一样死去。”他玛就回去，住在她父亲的家里。

犹大对他的儿媳妇塔玛尔说：“住在你父亲的家里守寡吧，等我儿子示拉长大。”其实他想：恐怕示拉也像他哥哥们那样死去。塔玛尔就走了，住在她父亲的家里。

猶大心裏說：「恐怕示拉也死，像他兩個哥哥一樣」，就對他兒婦她瑪說：「你去，在你父親家裏守寡，等我兒子示拉長大。」她瑪就回去，住在她父親家裏。

猶大對他媳婦她瑪說：「你去住在你父親家裏守寡，等我兒子示拉長大。」因為他說：「恐怕示拉也像兩個哥哥一樣死去。」她瑪就去，住在她父親家裏。

猶大對他媳婦她瑪說：「你去住在你父親家裏守寡，等我兒子示拉長大。」因為他說：「恐怕示拉也像兩個哥哥一樣死去。」她瑪就去，住在她父親家裏。

猶大恐怕示拉會像他的兩個哥哥一樣死去，就對兒媳她瑪說：「示拉還沒有長大，你先回娘家守寡吧。」

於是，猶大對他的媳婦他瑪說：“你回到你父親家裡去守寡，等我的兒子示拉長大。”因為他心裡想：“恐怕示拉也像他兩個哥哥一樣死去。”他瑪就回去，住在她父親的家裡。

猶大心裏說：恐怕示拉也死，像他兩個哥哥一樣，就對兒媳婦他瑪說：『你要在你父親家裏守寡，等我兒子示拉長大了。』他瑪就去住在她父親家裏。

猶大對他的兒媳婦塔瑪爾說：「住在你父親的家裡守寡吧，等我兒子示拉長大。」其實他想：恐怕示拉也像他哥哥們那樣死去。塔瑪爾就走了，住在她父親的家裡。

猶大恐季子亦死、如二兄然、謂媳他瑪曰、姑居父家、守志勿嫁、待吾子示拉長、遂往居父家、○

猶大恐季子亦死、如二兄然、故謂其媳大馬、曰、盍居父家、守志勿嫁、待吾子示拉長。遂居父家。○

猶大自思恐季子示拉亦死、如二兄然、故謂媳他瑪曰、姑居爾父家守寡、直待吾子示拉長大、他瑪遂往居父家、

Judah then said to his daughter-in-law Tamar,“ Live as a widow in your father’s household until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought,“ He may die too, just like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s household.

Then Judah spoke to his daughter- in- law Tamar. He said,“ Live as a widow in your father’s home. Wait there until my son Shelah grows up.” Judah was thinking,“ Shelah might die too, just like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s home.

Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law,“ Remain a widow in your father’s house, till Shelah my son grows up”— for he feared that he would die, like his brothers. So Tamar went and remained in her father’s house.

Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter in law,“ Go back to your parents’ home and remain a widow until my son Shelah is old enough to marry you.”( But Judah didn’t really intend to do this because he was afraid Shelah would also die, like his two brothers.) So Tamar went back to live in her father’s home.

Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar,“ Remain a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought,“ He might die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.

Then Judah said to his daughter in law Tamar,“ Remain a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up”; for he thought,“ I am afraid that he too may die like his brothers.” So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.

Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law,“ Remain a widow in your father’s house till my son Shelah is grown.” For he said,“ Lest he also die like his brothers.” And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.

Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter- in- law, Remain a widow in thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.

Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar,“ Remain a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought,“ He might die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.

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.

Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar,“ Live as a widow in your father’s house until Shelah my son grows up.” For he thought,“ I don’t want him to die like his brothers.” So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.

Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter- in- law,“ Remain a widow in your father’s house, until Shelah, my son, is grown up;” for he said,“ Lest he also die, like his brothers.” Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.

But if a priest’s daughter becomes a widow or is divorced, yet has no children, and she returns to live in her father’s household as in her youth, she may eat her father’s food. No unauthorized person, however, may eat it. (niv)

But Naomi said,“ Return home, my daughters. Why would you come with me? Am I going to have any more sons, who could become your husbands?Return home, my daughters; I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was still hope for me— even if I had a husband tonight and then gave birth to sons—would you wait until they grew up? Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters. It is more bitter for me than for you, because the Lord’s hand has turned against me!” (niv)