Genesis 38:26
Genesis chapter 38 · verse 26 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
Context
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.
v.26This passage
v.27And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 8:9
And they, when they heard it, went out one by one, beginning from the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the midst.
- 1 Samuel 24:17
And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil.
- 1 Peter 4:2
that ye no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
- Habakkuk 1:13
Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;
- Genesis 38:14
And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given unto him to wife.
- 2 Samuel 24:17
And David spake unto Jehovah when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done perversely; but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.