KJV King James Version
When she [was] brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these [are, am] I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose [are] these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 38:25
When she [was] brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these [are, am] I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose [are] these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
As she was being brought out, Tamar sent a message to her father-in-law: “I am pregnant by the man to whom these items belong.” And she added, “Please examine them. Whose seal and cord and staff are these?”
WEB World English Bible
When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “By the man, whose these are, I am with child.” She also said, “Please discern whose are these—the signet, and the cords, and the staff.”
ASV American Standard Version
When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and the cords, and the staff.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
She is brought out, and she hath sent unto her husband’s father, saying, ‘To a man whose these are, I am pregnant;’ and she saith, ‘Discern, I pray thee, whose are these—the seal, and the ribbons, and the staff.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 38
22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, [that] there was no harlot in this [place].
23 And Judah said, Let her take [it] to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she [is] with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
25 When she [was] brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these [are, am] I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose [are] these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
26 And Judah acknowledged [them], and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins [were] in her womb.
28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that [the one] put out [his] hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
הִ֣ואH1931 · huhe/she/itמוּצֵ֗אתH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeוְהִ֨יאH1931 · huhe/she/itשָׁלְחָ֤הH7971 · sha.lachto send: departאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)חָמִ֙יהָ֙H2524 · chamfather-in-lawלֵאמֹ֔רH559 · a.marto sayלְאִישׁ֙H376 · ishmanאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichאֵ֣לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseלּ֔וֹH9033 · ohimאָנֹכִ֖יH595 · a.no.khiIהָרָ֑הH2030 · ha.rahpregnantוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559 · a.marto sayהַכֶּר־H5234 · na.kharto recognizeנָ֔אH4994 · napleaseלְמִ֞יH4310 · miwho?הַחֹתֶ֧מֶתH2858 · cho.te.metringוְהַפְּתִילִ֛יםH6616 · pa.tilcordוְהַמַּטֶּ֖הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodהָאֵֽלֶּה׃H428 · el.lehthese
Cross-references
Genesis 38:18And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that [is] in thine hand. And he gave [it] her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.Genesis 37:32And they sent the coat of [many] colours, and they brought [it] to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it [be] thy son’s coat or no.Psalm 50:21These [things] hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether [such an one] as thyself: [but] I will reprove thee, and set [them] in order before thine eyes.Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.Jeremiah 2:26As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,Romans 2:16In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
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