Devine Scripture

Genesis 38:24

Genesis chapter 38 · verse 24 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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 moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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 moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

Context

v.23And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

v.24This passage

v.25When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and the cords, and the staff.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 16:15

    But thou didst trust in thy beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy whoredoms on every one that passed by; his it was.

  • Romans 14:22

    The faith which thou hast, have thou to thyself before God. Happy is he that judgeth not himself in that which he approveth.

  • Leviticus 20:10

    And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

  • Jeremiah 3:1

    They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, will he return unto her again? will not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith Jehovah.

  • Genesis 34:31

    And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?

  • Leviticus 21:9

    And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the harlot, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.