Other translations
American Standard Version
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.
Darby Bible Translation
And Judah saw her, and took her for a harlot; because she had covered her face.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
When Juda saw her, he thought she was a harlot: for she had covered her face, lest she should be known.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; for she had covered her face.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
God's Word
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
International Standard Version
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, since she had concealed her face.
NET Bible
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.
New American Standard Bible
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot, for she had covered her face.
New International Version
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
New Living Translation
Judah noticed her and thought she was a prostitute, since she had covered her face.
Webster's Bible Translation
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; because she had covered her face.
The World English Bible
When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
EasyEnglish Bible
Judah saw her as she sat there. He thought that she was a prostitute, because she had covered her face.
Young‘s Literal Translation
And Judah seeth her, and reckoneth her for a harlot, for she hath covered her face,
New Life Version
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a woman who sold the use of her body. For she had covered her face.
The Voice Bible
When Judah passed by and saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had her face covered.
Living Bible
Judah noticed her as he went by and thought she was a prostitute, since her face was veiled.
New Catholic Bible
Judah saw her and thought that she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Judah saw her, and he thought she was a harlot, for she had covered her face.
Jubilee Bible 2000
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot because she had covered her face.
Christian Standard Bible
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
Amplified Bible © 1954
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot or devoted prostitute [under a vow to her goddess], for she had covered her face [as such women did].
New Century Version
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, because she had covered her face with a veil.
The Message
Judah saw her and assumed she was a prostitute since she had veiled her face. He left the road and went over to her. He said, “Let me sleep with you.” He had no idea that she was his daughter-in-law.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, because she had covered her face.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
Good News Translation®
When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, because she had her face covered.
Wycliffe Bible
And when Judah had seen her, he supposed her to be a whore; for she had covered her face, lest she was known.
Contemporary English Version
When Judah came along, he did not recognize her because of the veil. He thought she was a prostitute
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot, for she had covered her face.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
Common English Bible © 2011
Judah saw her and thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.
Amplified Bible © 2015
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a [temple] prostitute, for she had covered her face [as such women did].
English Standard Version Anglicised
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot, since she had covered her face.
New American Standard Bible
When Judah saw her, he assumed she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
The Expanded Bible
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, because she had covered her face with a veil.
Tree of Life Version
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.
Revised Standard Version
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot, for she had covered her face.
New International Reader's Version
Judah saw her. He thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face with a veil.
BRG Bible
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.
Complete Jewish Bible
When Y’hudah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, because she had covered her face.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
When Yehudah saw her, he thought her to be a zonah; because she had covered her face.
Names of God Bible
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.
Modern English Version
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, because she had covered her face.
Easy-to-Read Version
Judah traveled on that road and saw her, but he thought that she was a prostitute. (Her face was covered with a veil like a prostitute.)
International Children’s Bible
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute. This was because she had covered her face with a veil.
Lexham English Bible
And Judah saw her and reckoned her to be a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
New International Version - UK
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.