Genesis 38:13
Good News Translation
Someone told Tamar that her father-in-law was going to Timnah to shear his sheep.

New Revised Standard Version
When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”

Contemporary English Version
Tamar found out that her father-in-law Judah was going to Timnah to shear his sheep.

New American Bible
Then Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is on his way up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it was told Thamar that her father-in-law was come up to Thamnas to shear his sheep.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And it was told Thamar that her father-in-law was come up to Thamnas to shear his sheep.

Timnath.

Judges 14:1 Then Samson went down to Thamnatha, and seeing there a woman of the daughters of the Philistines,

shear.

Genesis 31:19 At that time Laban was gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole away her father's idols.

1 Samuel 25:2,11 Now there was a certain man in the wilderness of Maon, and his possessions were in Carmel, and the man was very great: and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and it happened that he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. . . .

Context
Judah and Tamar
12And after many days were past: the daughter of Sue the wife of Juda died: and when he had taken comfort after his mourning, he went up to Thamnas, to the shearers of his sheep, he and Hiras the Odollamite, the shepherd of his flock. 13And it was told Thamar that her father-in-law was come up to Thamnas to shear his sheep.14And she put off the garments of her widowhood, and took a veil: and changing her dress, sat in the cross way, that leadeth to Thamnas: because Sela was grown up, and she had not been married to him.…
Cross References
Joshua 15:10
And it compasseth from Baala westward unto mount Seir: and passeth by the side of mount Jarim to the north into Cheslon: and goeth down into Bethsames, and passeth into Thamna.

Joshua 15:57
Accain, Gabaa and Thamna: ten cities and their villages.

Judges 14:1
Then Samson went down to Thamnatha, and seeing there a woman of the daughters of the Philistines,

1 Samuel 25:2
Now there was a certain man in the wilderness of Maon, and his possessions were in Carmel, and the man was very great: and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and it happened that he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

1 Chronicles 2:4
And Thamar his daughter in law bore him Phares and Zara. So all the sons of Juda were five.

Genesis 38:12
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