KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 38:26
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.
WEB World English Bible
Judah acknowledged them, and said, “She is more righteous than I, because I didn’t give her to Shelah, my son.” He knew her again no more.
ASV American Standard Version
And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous than I; forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Judah discerneth and saith, ‘She hath been more righteous than I, because that I did not give her to Shelah my son;’ and he hath not added to know her again.
Surrounding context — Genesis 38
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.
29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? [this] breach [be] upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
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וַיַּכֵּ֣רH5234 · na.kharto recognizeיְהוּדָ֗הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559 · a.marto sayצָֽדְקָ֣הH6663 · tsa.daqto justifyמִמֶּ֔נִּיH4480 · minfromכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforעַל־H5921 · aluponכֵּ֥ןH3651 · kenrightלֹא־H3808 · lonotנְתַתִּ֖יהָH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלְשֵׁלָ֣הH7956 · she.lahShelahבְנִ֑יH1121 · benson: childוְלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיָסַ֥ףH3254 · ya.saphto add: againע֖וֹדH5750 · odstillלְדַעְתָּֽה׃H3045 · ya.dato know
Cross-references
1 Samuel 24:17And he said to David, Thou [art] more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.Titus 2:11-12For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,1 Peter 4:2-3That he no longer should live the rest of [his] time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.John 8:9And they which heard [it], being convicted by [their own] conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, [even] unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.Genesis 37:33And he knew it, and said, [It is] my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.Genesis 4:1And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.2 Samuel 24:17And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.Romans 13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.Ezekiel 16:52Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.2 Samuel 20:3And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women [his] concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.Genesis 38:14And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which [is] by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.Job 34:31-32Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more]:Job 4:5But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.2 Samuel 16:22So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.Romans 3:19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.Matthew 3:8Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:Habakkuk 1:13[Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he?Job 40:5Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
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