Genesis 38:24 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 38:24 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּמִשְׁלֹ֣שׁ
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
חֳדָשִׁ֗ים
chôdesh
H2320
month
וַיֻּגַּ֨ד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לִֽיהוּדָ֤ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
לֵֽאמֹר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
זָֽנְתָה֙
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
תָּמָ֣ר
Tâmâr
H8559
Tamar
כַּלָּתֶ֔ךָ
kallâh
H3618
bride
וְגַ֛ם
gam
H1571
also
הִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הָרָ֖ה
hâreh
H2030
pregnant
לִזְנוּנִ֑ים
zânûwn
H2183
fornication
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
הוֹצִיא֖וּהָ
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
וְתִשָּׂרֵֽף
sâraph
H8313
to burn
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened about three months later, that it was told Judah, saying, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the prostitute; and moreover, behold, she is with child by prostitution." Judah said, "Bring her forth, and let her be burnt."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened about three months later that it was told to Judah, saying, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has prostituted herself, and also, behold, pregnant by her prostitutions!” So Judah said, “Bring her out, and let her be burned!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).