Genesis 38:26

Bible › Genesis › Chapter 38 › Verse 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.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.

In other translations

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.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.

Hebrew words

וַיַּכֵּרvaiyakerand he recognized [them]H5234יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559צָדְקָהtzadekahshe is righteousH6663מִמֶּנִּיmimenimore than meH4480כִּי־ki-forH3588עַל־'al-sinceH5921כֵּןken<thus>H3651לֹא־lo'-notH3808נְתַתִּיהָnetatihaI gave herH5414לְשֵׁלָהleshelahto ShelahH7956בְנִיvenison myH1121וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808יָסַףyasafhe repeatedH3254עוֹדodagainH5750לְדַעְתָּה׃leda'tahto know herH3045

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Judah, Shelah (son of Judah)

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