Genesis 38:25
As she was being brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law, saying, By the man to whom these belong, I am pregnant. She also said, Discern, please, whose these are—the signet, the bracelets, and the staff.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
As she was being brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law, saying, 'I am pregnant by the man to whom these items belong.' And she added, 'Please examine them. Whose seal, cord, and staff are these?'
King James Version 1769 (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 bracelets, and staff.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
When she was brought forth,{H3318} she sent{H7971} to her father-in-law,{H2524} saying,{H559} By the man,{H376} whose these are, am I with child:{H2030} and she said,{H559} Discern,{H5234} I pray thee, whose are these, the signet,{H2858} and the cords,{H6616} and the staff.{H4294}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
When she was brought forth{H3318}{(H8716)}, she sent{H7971}{(H8804)} to her father in law{H2524}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, By the man{H376}, whose these are, am I with child{H2030}: and she said{H559}{(H8799)}, Discern{H5234}{(H8685)}, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet{H2858}, and bracelets{H6616}, and staff{H4294}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And when they brought her forth she sent to her father in lawe saynge: by the ma vnto whome these thinges pertayne am I with childe. And sayd also: loke whose are this seall necklace and staffe.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan she was brought forth, she sent vnto hir father in lawe, and sayde: By the man yt oweth these, am I wt childe. And she sayde: Knowest thou whose is this signet, this bracelet & this staff?
Geneva Bible (1560)
When she was brought foorth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, vnto whom these things pertaine, am I with childe: and saide also, Looke, I pray thee, whose these are, the seale, and the cloke, and the staffe.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And when they brought her foorth, she sent to her father in lawe, saying: By the man vnto whom these thynges pertaine am I with chylde: And saide also, Loke I pray thee whose are these, this seale, and this bracelet, and this staffe.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
When she was brought forth, 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."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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.'
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And while she was being taken out, she sent word to her father-in-law, saying, The man whose property these things are, is the father of my child: say then, whose are this ring and this cord and this stick?
World English Bible (2000)
When she was brought forth, 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."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
While they were bringing her out, she sent word to her father-in-law:“I am pregnant by the man to whom these belong.” Then she said,“Identify the one to whom the seal, cord, and staff belong.”
Referenced Verses
- Gen 38:18 : 18 He said, What pledge shall I give you? She replied, Your signet, your bracelets, and your staff that is in your hand. So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
- Gen 37:32 : 32 And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father; and said, This we have found: know now whether it is your son's coat or not.
- Ps 50:21 : 21 These things you have done, and I kept silence; you thought that I was altogether like you: but I will reprove you, and set them in order before your eyes.
- Jer 2:26 : 26 As 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,
- Rom 2:16 : 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
- 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts; and then each person will receive praise from God.
- Rev 20:12 : 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.
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- Gen 38:13-2412 verses83%
13 Tamar was told, Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
14 So she took off her widow’s garments, covered herself with a veil, wrapped herself, and sat by the roadside in an open place, which is on the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him as a wife.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, because she had covered her face.
16 He turned to her by the roadside and said, Let me come in to you; for he did not know she was his daughter-in-law. She said, What will you give me, that you may come in to me?
17 He said, I will send you a young goat from the flock. She said, Will you give me a pledge, till you send it?
18 He said, What pledge shall I give you? She replied, Your signet, your bracelets, and your staff that is in your hand. So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
19 Then she arose and went away, and taking off her veil, she put on her widow’s garments again.
20 Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, but he could not find her.
21 He asked the men of the place, Where is the prostitute who was by the roadside? They said, There has been no prostitute here.
22 So he returned to Judah and said, I could not find her; and the men of the place said there has been no prostitute there.
23 Judah said, Let her keep them, lest we become a laughingstock; after all, I sent the young goat, and you did not find her.
24 About three months later, it was told Judah, Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the harlot; moreover, she is pregnant by harlotry. Judah said, Bring her out, and let her be burned.
- Gen 38:26-283 verses78%
26 Judah acknowledged them and said, She has been more righteous than I, because I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he never knew her again.
27 When the time came for her to give birth, behold, there were twins in her womb.
28 As she was giving birth, one put out his hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread to his hand, saying, This one came out first.
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11 Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, Stay a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up; for he thought, Lest he also die like his brothers. So Tamar went and lived in her father's house.
- Gen 38:1-66 verses72%
1 At that time, Judah left his brothers and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
2 There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; he took her and went in to her.
3 She conceived and bore a son, and he named him Er.
4 She conceived again and bore a son, and she named him Onan.
5 Yet again she conceived and bore a son, and named him Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bore him.
6 Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
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12 And may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring which the LORD will give you by this young woman.'
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18 And she had a garment of many colors upon her, for such robes were the king's daughters who were virgins clothed. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
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35 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Now I will praise the LORD; therefore she called his name Judah; and she stopped bearing.
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4 And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
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17 And behold, he has given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not your daughter a virgin; and yet these are the signs of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.
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47 Then I asked her, and said, 'Whose daughter are you?' And she said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the nose ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
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14 And gives occasions of speech against her, and brings up an evil name upon her, and says, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a virgin.
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14 That she called the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice:
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16 And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who are you, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
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8 Then Judah said to Onan, Go to your brother’s wife, marry her, and raise offspring for your brother.
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24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
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17 And one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I gave birth to a child with her in the house.