Translation commentary on Genesis 38:19

Then she arose and went away: arose is as in 31.21. Went away is translated by Good News Translation as “went home” and is a good model.

The remainder of verse 19 is the reverse of verse 14a.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .

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