Genesis 38:26 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 38:26 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 →
וַיַּכֵּ֣ר
nâkar
H5234
to know
יְהוּדָ֗ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
צָֽדְקָ֣ה
tsâdaq
H6663
to be righteous
מִמֶּ֔נִּי
min
H4480
from
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֥ן
kên
H3651
thus
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
נְתַתִּ֖יהָ
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְשֵׁלָ֣ה
Shêlâh
H7956
Shelah
בְנִ֑י
bên
H1121
son
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָסַ֥ף
yâçaph
H3254
to add
ע֖וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
לְדַעְתָּֽה
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Judah identified and said, “She is more righteous than I, because I did not give her to Shelah my son!” And he did not continue to know her more.
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