GEN 38:26 Parallel Verse View

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38:26 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἐπέγνω δὲ Ἰούδας, καὶ εἶπε, δεδικαίωται Θάμαρ ἢ ἐγώ· οὗ ἕνεκεν οὐκ ἔδωκα αὐτὴν Σηλὼμ τῷ υἱῷ μου· Καὶ οὐ προσέθετο ἔτι τοῦ γνῶναι αὐτήν.
(Epegnō de Youdas, kai eipe, dedikaiōtai Thamar aʸ egō; hou heneken ouk edōka autaʸn Saʸlōm tōi huiōi mou; Kai ou prosetheto eti tou gnōnai autaʸn. )

BrTr And Judas knew them, and said, Thamar is cleared rather than I, forasmuch as I gave her not to Selom my son: and he knew her not again.

ULT And Judah identified the things and said, “She is more righteous than I am, because I did not give her to Shelah my son!” And he did not continue to know her more.

UST Judah recognized his things and confessed, “Tamar is right, and I am wrong, because I refused to have my son Shelah marry her as I was supposed to!” So they released Tamar, and after that Judah never had sexual relations with her again.

BSB 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

OEB When Judah recognised them, he said, ‘She is more in the right than I, because I did not give her to Shelah my son.’ But he did not lie with her again.

WEBBE 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Judah recognized them and said, “She is more upright than I am, because I wouldn’t give her to Shelah my son.” He did not have sexual relations with her again.

LSV And Judah discerns and says, “She has been more righteous than I, because that I did not give her to my son Shelah”; and he has not added to know her again.

FBV Judah recognized them right away and said, “She has honored the law more than I have, because I didn't give her in marriage to my son Shelah.” He didn't sleep with Tamar again.

T4T When the man did that, Judah recognized the ring and the stick. He said, “She is more righteous than I am. I did not tell my son Shelah to marry her, as I promised that I would.” And Judah did not have sex [EUP] with her again.

LEB No LEB GEN book available

BBE 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.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA But he acknowledging the gifts, said: She is juster than I: because I did not give her to Sela, my son. However, he knew her no more.

YLT 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.

Drby And Judah acknowledged [them], and said, She is more righteous than I, because I have not given her to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

RV 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.
(And Yudah 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. )

SLT And Judah will recognise, and will say, She was justified more than I, because that I gave her not to Shelah my son: and he will not add to know her yet again.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(And Yudah acknowledged them, and said, She hath/has been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. )

KJB-1611 And Iudah acknowledged them, and said, She hath bin more righteous then I: because that I gaue her not to Shelah my sonne: and he knew her againe no more.
(And Yudah acknowledged them, and said, She hath/has been more righteous then I: because that I gave her not to Shelah my son: and he knew her again no more.)

Bshps No Bshps GEN book available

Gnva 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.
(Then Yudah knew them, and said, She is more righteous then I: for she hath/has done it because I gave her not to Shelah my son. So he lay with her no more. )

Cvdl No Cvdl GEN book available

Wycl No Wycl GEN book available

Luth No Luth GEN book available

ClVg Qui, agnitis muneribus, ait: Justior me est: quia non tradidi eam Sela filio meo. Attamen ultra non cognovit eam.[fn]
(Qui, lambtis functions, he_said: Justior me it_is: because not/no tradidi her Sela son mine. Atnevertheless beyond/besides not/no he_knew her. )

38.26 Qui agnitis, etc. HIERON. Cognovit autem Judas, etc. In Hebræo habetur: justificata est ex me; non quod justa fuerit, sed quod comparatione illius minus male fecerit, non vaga turpitudine, sed requirendo filios.

38.26 Who lambtis, etc. HIERON. Cognovit however Yudas, etc. In Hebræo is_held: justificata it_is from me; not/no that just has_been, but that comparatione of_that minus male he_did, not/no vaga turpitudine, but requirendo children.

RP-GNT No RP-GNT GEN book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יַּכֵּ֣ר יְהוּדָ֗ה

and,recognized Yehuda

Alternate translation: [Judah saw that the things she had were his]

וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר֙

and=he/it_said

Alternate translation: [and admitted]

צָֽדְקָ֣ה מִמֶּ֔⁠נִּי

righteous more_~_than,I

Alternate translation: [She is right, and I am wrong]

כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּ֥ן לֹא־נְתַתִּ֖י⁠הָ לְ⁠שֵׁלָ֣ה בְנִ֑⁠י

that/for/because/then/when on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so not give,her to,Shelah son_of,my

Be consistent here with how you spelled Shelah in verses 5, 11, 14. Alternate translation: [because I refused to have my son Shelah marry her as I was required to!] or [because I did not let her marry my son Shelah as I was required to!]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

וְ⁠לֹֽא־יָסַ֥ף ע֖וֹד לְ⁠דַעְתָּֽ⁠ה

and=not he_repeated again/more to,know,her

Consider again how you translated the idiom “knew” in the book of Genesis. See Gen 4:1 (and note), 17, 25; 19:8; 24:16; 38:26. It may be necessary to translate 38:26 differently, since the relationship in this verse was outside of marriage. Compare how you translated a related idiom (“went to”) in verse 18. Alternate translation: [So they released her and after that he never again slept with her] or [… never had sexual relations with Tamar again]

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