Genesis 38:26
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.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Judah recognized them 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.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And Judah acknowledd 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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And Judah{H3063} acknowledged{H5234} them, and said,{H559} She is more righteous{H6663} than I, forasmuch as I gave{H5414} her not to Shelah{H7956} my son.{H1121} And he knew her{H3045} again{H3254} no more.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And Judah{H3063} acknowledged{H5234}{(H8686)} them, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, She hath been more righteous{H6663}{(H8804)} than I; because that I gave{H5414}{(H8804)} her not to Shelah{H7956} my son{H1121}. And he knew her{H3045}{(H8800)} again{H3254}{(H8804)} no more.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And Iuda knewe them saynge: she is more rightwes tha I because I gaue her not to Sela my sone. But he laye with her nomore.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iuda knewe the, & sayde: She is more righteous the I, for I gaue hir not my sonne Sela: But he laye nomore with her.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Then Iudah knewe them, and said, She is more righteous then I: for she hath done it because I gaue her not to Shelah my sonne. So he lay with her no more.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And Iuda acknowledged them, and saide: She hath ben more righteous then I, because I gaue her not Selah my sonne. And he lay with her no more.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Then Judah said openly that they were his, and said, She is more upright than I am, for I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he had no more connection with her.
World English Bible (2000)
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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Judah recognized them and said,“She is more upright than I am, because I wouldn’t give her to Shelah my son.” He was not physically intimate with her again.
Referenced Verses
- 1 Sam 24:17 : 17 And he said to David, You are more righteous than I: for you have rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded you evil.
- Titus 2:11-12 : 11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;
- 1 Pet 4:2-3 : 2 That he should no longer live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. 3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have done the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in sensuality, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
- Gen 4:1 : 1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
- Gen 37:33 : 33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.
- Gen 38:14 : 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.
- 2 Sam 16:22 : 22 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
- 2 Sam 20:3 : 3 And David returned to his house in Jerusalem, and the king took the ten concubines whom he had left to keep the house and put them in confinement. He provided for them but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as widows.
- 2 Sam 24:17 : 17 And David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel who struck the people, and said, Behold, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let Your hand, I pray You, be against me, and against my father's house.
- Job 4:5 : 5 But now it has come upon you, and you faint; it touches you, and you are troubled.
- Job 34:31-32 : 31 Surely it is proper to say to God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend anymore; 32 That which I do not see, teach me; if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
- Job 40:5 : 5 Once have I spoken, but I will not answer; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
- Ezek 16:52 : 52 You also, who have judged your sisters, bear your own shame for your sins that you have committed more abominable than they; they are more righteous than you; yes, be also confounded, and bear your shame, in that you have justified your sisters.
- Hab 1:13 : 13 You are of purer eyes than to behold evil and cannot look on wickedness. Why do You look on those who deal treacherously and hold Your tongue when the wicked devours a man more righteous than he?
- Matt 3:8 : 8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance:
- John 8:9 : 9 And those who heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest, even to the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the middle.
- Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
- Rom 13:12 : 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
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27 When the time came for her to give birth, behold, there were twins in her womb.
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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.
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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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?
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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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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.
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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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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.
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7 And I said after she had done all these things, Turn to me. But she did not return. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
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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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3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD, and He put him to death.
4 And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
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23 She conceived and bore a son and said, "God has taken away my reproach."